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December 25, 2012, 06:03 PM | #1 | |
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A National Gun Buy Back Program?
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December 25, 2012, 06:08 PM | #2 |
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How are they buying back if they did not sell them. I priced all my guns at $15,000,000ea so they better bring the big bucks.
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December 25, 2012, 06:45 PM | #3 |
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Unless I am mistaken, that's known as a Taking, and there are certain rules for Takings.
Let's also not forget where the $$$ to "buy back" all those guns comes from.
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December 25, 2012, 07:04 PM | #4 |
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Hey Diane!
2 ounces of gold (buffalos or eagles) for an AR (but it'll be stripped). No tungsten accepted and we want to Fort Nock.
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December 25, 2012, 07:12 PM | #5 |
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Guess I would have to start my "forced" criminal life then if hiding or not giving up my guns puts me in that status.
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December 25, 2012, 07:15 PM | #6 |
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Gary how many ounces will they give you for your home when imminent domain applies.
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December 25, 2012, 07:19 PM | #7 |
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Wolverines........ J/k..well sort of.. I hope it never comes to this, but if it did, I am afraid it would be horrible. A majority would give up their guns like England, Australia, and Canada. The others would be hiding, in jail or dead. The very thought of this sickens me to my core. This is the very actions our founding fathers were trying to keep from happening..
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December 25, 2012, 08:12 PM | #8 |
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easy way to stop buybacks in NJ, they were stopped by the courts because the PD and churches where they were doing them, didnt have an FFL or State Firearms Retail license, hence they couldnt legally buy or take posession of firearms. The courts and the NJ AG shut buybacks down hard.
Maybe that would be the tak to take with other states. If they are buying large quantities of firearms without an FFL, they are in the Firearms business and should have a FFL, therefore illegal firearms buying.
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When Joe Six Pack realizes that "reasonable" controls are really about confiscation, he'll get personally involved.
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December 26, 2012, 12:42 AM | #10 |
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If the words "confiscation" or "forced buyback" anywhere in the new bill, you can bet ill sleep better at night.
Not because I like it, but because i think itll be easier to defeat
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December 26, 2012, 06:29 AM | #11 | |
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This country is already broke and bankrupt. Where do they think they're going to get an extra 16-1/2 billion dollars to throw at a program that's guaranteed to fail? |
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December 26, 2012, 06:56 AM | #12 |
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They had a thing on Tv here about 4 days ago about the buy back in Australia. Seem's crime has gone throught the roof since they did that. Hmmm
WHo is going to pay the price for that?. I think if they passed the law,There would be lots of gun sales that happened over night to a name less person
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December 26, 2012, 07:17 AM | #13 |
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Perhaps once again, I'm guilty of insular thinking, but for the life of me I can't fathom how this sort of idea would appeal to a majority of Americans. Or how it could ever see the light of day in congress, or pass muster in the courts.
Maybe as others have suggested, this is an overreach that will come back to bite them. Maybe it is they and not we who will end up being seen as the most narrow minded and extreme. The NRA is getting 10,000 new dues paying members a day, wonder how many members and donors the confiscate the guns club will get?
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December 26, 2012, 08:35 AM | #14 |
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A compulsory turn-in, whether monetarily compensated or not, would be a very, very foolish thing for Sen. Feinstein and Gov. Cuomo to do. While the chances of a '94 style AWB passing Constitutional muster are probably about 50/50, those chances would diminish greatly if some sort of confiscation were included as I very much doubt that the courts, SCOTUS in particular, would look favorably on such a thing. Likewise, confiscation would, in essence, prove all the people that the other side has been trying to paint as paranoid to be right and the political fallout would likely be substantial.
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December 26, 2012, 10:52 AM | #15 | |
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Australia - here's some quotes from an interesting article. It also discusses the illegal gun present in many countries:
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Cuomo may think a confiscation would be cheaper but it would cost a lot more than that.
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December 26, 2012, 12:26 PM | #17 |
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BTW, the reviews of past gun laws and control attempts have pretty much shown that gun buy backs accomplish nothing. Some folks who have some crap lying around, want to get rid of a crime gun or have inherited something in clueless mode turn them in.
NO effect on crime indices.
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December 26, 2012, 10:47 PM | #19 |
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Los Angeles conducted a gun buyback program today:
Handguns, rifles and shotguns could be exchanged with no questions asked for $100 Ralphs grocery store gift cards. Assault weapons earned a $200 card. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/us...d-up.html?_r=0 --- I wouldn't sell my Kel Tec for $100 so not sure what these idiots are turning in for that card. |
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For those who fear the worst possibility (i.e. "Oz", the UK), with FTF personal sales, there are no official records of any transactions.
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December 27, 2012, 03:08 AM | #21 |
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I would support a buy back program, if and only IF, the very FIRST money spent was every penny of the private personal fortunes of every public and private citizen who voted for or expressed public approval for the program.
If it is SO important, let them put their personal money to the task, and spend taxpayer dollars ONLY when all their personal funds are gone! In fact, I'll be generous...lets only take half of their personal fortunes of the supporters and all of the fortues of the sponsers, and make that the gun buy back fund. After all, these people are all rich, and we all know the rich aren't paying their fair share...(so we are constantly being told by these same rich people) Let's confiscate only half of their personal fortunes (including spouses and immediate family members) and use that to buy guns with! I'd even allow them to write the confiscation off on their taxes, this year. Next year? well, if we haven't solved the gun violence problem by then, take ANOTHER half of their personal & family fortunes and try it again! And again the next year, if the job still isn't done! But until, and unless this is done, I support no buyback program, nor the use of public funds in one, in principle or in practice. After all, to be fair, if they can decide what we must do with our personal property, then we can decide what they must do with theirs! The above is only partially meant in jest...
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might be a jest AMP .44, but not a bad idea.
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December 27, 2012, 04:17 AM | #23 |
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I say find the owners of all that were stolen and return them, take out the good and sell them legally, melt the junk. Oh and I'd be checking up on someone that turned in a valuable weapon for a few bucks, makes no sense to me.
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December 27, 2012, 08:35 AM | #24 |
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I'm waiting for the voluntary buy back in my area, I'd love to be offered $500 to take this POS Taurus 740 Slim I have....
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December 27, 2012, 08:53 AM | #25 |
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Wonder how many guns they'd get that weren't absolute junk?
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