The ‘buyback’ was NEVER meant to ‘succeed’ using a standard definition of the term, instead it was meant to give the government political cover when the NEXT STEPS take place, which will be something like the following:
1: High profile prosecutions and long jail sentences, to a few holdouts who are somehow discovered (such as from their databases, their ex’s, coworkers, or used in self-defense). The media will make it a point to let other gun owners know that the people being prosecuted are not kooks are survivalists, but rather ordinary, hard working, citizens. Note that this (active grabbing) will capture, at most, 1% of the remaining guns.
2: Nice letters to the remaining 99% telling them they’ve been identified (via databases) and that they have one final chance to comply, without jail time...this time without the ‘buyback’.
3: Announcement of the end to all amnesties, although those who come forward voluntarily (not requiring a follow-up notice, or police raid) will be given a lesser sentence (non-Felony), although they’ll still have a criminal record.
4: Increasing levels of punishment for the remaining hold-outs - felonies for all who non-comply.
At the end of #3 above, they’ll have 99% of the weapons turned in, without violence. And no, the boat accident defense won’t work, unless coupled with a police report (and then you better not be caught with weapons of those same serial numbers).
In summary once government HOLDS ALL OF THE CARDS, they can do as they please, and the recent articles in Virginia tells me that they plan on doing something very much like the above. And no, there won’t be an uprising - maybe cute to dream about, but not going to happen, just a few holdouts who are dealt with Ruby Ridge style.
The point of the above is for people to understand that voting to ENABLE DEMOCRATS (such as sitting out November elections because of a RINO, or voting Libertarian), will give those Democrats ABSOLUTE POWER, and, as we see in New Zealand, and are starting to see in Virginia, once they have that power, it’s GAME OVER for gun owners...just a matter of time.
Replace the parts on your weapons with unfinished parts with no serial numbers. THERE ITS ALL BETTER NOW.