As always, these “buy backs” are ridiculous. The only guns that will be turned in are:
1) Guns owned by miguided, non-violent people who would never have used the guns to commit violence anyway, but have been fooled into believing that turning in their guns will somehow reduce violence.
2) Guns brought in by widows who don’t know what to do with their late husbands’ gun collections. They will usually receive only a small fraction of what they could get from a local gun shop.
3) Non working guns owned by thugs and gang members, who will use the money they receive to buy better guns.
4) Stolen guns or guns used in crimes, turned in (for cash) by thugs taking advantage of the “no questions asked” policy.
I believe a “Thug Buy Back Program” would be far more effectivve in reducing violence. Parents or neighbors could bring in local thugs and gang members and exchange them for cash.
My greatest fear is that when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I said I paid for them.