Some thoughts:
I was reading this article which states that a recent Rasmussen poll shows 51% of Americans support a mandatory gun buyback:
Gun shock: Majority support ‘mandatory buyback’ of AR-15s
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...majority-support-mandatory-buybacks-of-ar-15s
In the article they also point out that the response by gun owners to such information is to immediately start buying up guns and ammo.
So, if the response to a mandatory gun buyback is to buy more guns, either
1. The buyers expect to make money by reselling them back to the gov't, or
2. These people have zero intention of turning them in.
I found this while researching how many gun owners have turned in or registered their "assault weapons" in response to a post made by @AlexanderA recently regarding VA enacting similar laws after the upcoming state election.
Now I'm not advocating anyone break the law but these laws seem ineffective and counter productive and I'm curious about the insistence of the gun control crowd in passing laws that restrict legitimate gun owners rights while doing nothing to hinder criminals.
I would think the preponderance of evidence is on our side and any rational person would see that these types of restrictions are counter-productive in that they make a large portion of the populace suspicious of government intentions.
Nearly One Million New Yorkers Didn't Register Their 'Assault Weapons':
https://www.forbes.com/sites/frankm...-register-their-assault-weapons/#50286a80702f
Connecticut Gun Law Ignored as Thousands Don't Register AR-15s:
https://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/connecticut-gun-law-ignored/2014/02/13/id/552558/
How much has gun violence decreased in Connecticut since the sale of AR 15's were banned and magazines were limited to 10 rounds?
https://www.quora.com/How-much-has-...anned-and-magazines-were-limited-to-10-rounds
Many Circumventing Colorado High-Capacity Magazine Ban:
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/10/30/many-circumventing-colorado-high-capacity-magazine-ban/
I was reading this article which states that a recent Rasmussen poll shows 51% of Americans support a mandatory gun buyback:
Gun shock: Majority support ‘mandatory buyback’ of AR-15s
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...majority-support-mandatory-buybacks-of-ar-15s
In the article they also point out that the response by gun owners to such information is to immediately start buying up guns and ammo.
So, if the response to a mandatory gun buyback is to buy more guns, either
1. The buyers expect to make money by reselling them back to the gov't, or
2. These people have zero intention of turning them in.
I found this while researching how many gun owners have turned in or registered their "assault weapons" in response to a post made by @AlexanderA recently regarding VA enacting similar laws after the upcoming state election.
Now I'm not advocating anyone break the law but these laws seem ineffective and counter productive and I'm curious about the insistence of the gun control crowd in passing laws that restrict legitimate gun owners rights while doing nothing to hinder criminals.
I would think the preponderance of evidence is on our side and any rational person would see that these types of restrictions are counter-productive in that they make a large portion of the populace suspicious of government intentions.
Nearly One Million New Yorkers Didn't Register Their 'Assault Weapons':
https://www.forbes.com/sites/frankm...-register-their-assault-weapons/#50286a80702f
Connecticut Gun Law Ignored as Thousands Don't Register AR-15s:
https://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/connecticut-gun-law-ignored/2014/02/13/id/552558/
How much has gun violence decreased in Connecticut since the sale of AR 15's were banned and magazines were limited to 10 rounds?
https://www.quora.com/How-much-has-...anned-and-magazines-were-limited-to-10-rounds
Many Circumventing Colorado High-Capacity Magazine Ban:
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/10/30/many-circumventing-colorado-high-capacity-magazine-ban/