[marktwain]

"Buyback" is a propaganda term. The guns were never owned by the government in the first place. The only practical effect of these programs is to defraud ignorant gun owners of valuable property, waste police assets, and to perform deodand rituals. The Maine approach is to be preferred in those few states that have unconstitutionally banned private sales.

[Olog-hai]

Comrade Chafee is going to turn his state into a desolation.

[puppypusher]

If I were a resident of Rhode Island I would sell my gun out of state at the nearest gunshop.I may not get top dollar for it but it would most likely be more than what the state would pay during their turn in’s.

[Windflier]

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

"...and there is a waiting period of seven days after the sale before a firearm can be transferred. "

Well then...if true, it isn't enforced. I purchased a Mossberg 30-30 rifle in RI and it was transferred the same day to my local FFL in MA.

[Above My Pay Grade]

In a state like Rhode Island that prohibits private sales, I think it would be great if 2nd Amendment supporters and gun enthusiatists set up tables outside offering to “Appraise Your Guns for Free” and have lists of FFL dealers where they could sell their used guns.

If people find out their guns are worth a lot more than the $50 to $200 offered at the Non-Mandatory Confiscations, they might well take the time to sell them for fair market value.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

Reason #387 why I left that state for the Bluegrass!