*People who do not want guns show up to "sell" them. This makes guns that would not ordinarily be available open for sale to buyers who walk the lines of people waiting to turn in something valuable.
*Gun owners can get rid of marginal guns for replacement. Years ago a buy back occurred at a local NY mall. They offered a $150 gift card useable any store in the mall. I unloaded a nearly worthless bird shottie (3 rounds max, paid $100) and bought a 12ga Mossberg pump at Dick's (before they went woke).
*It allows gun hand wringers to think they are actually doing something to reduce "gun violence". We all know it is silly. Nearly all gun laws seek to "reduce drunk driving accidents by banning sober drivers". This offers a distraction.
*At the very least, it removes guns from the hands of those who lack the correct frame of mind, training and will to possess and use guns, and every so often, maybe once at every 10th or 11th gun buy back, a criminal turns one in.
So take heart everyone! As long as we manage to stop the idiocy of legislation that only infringes on the 2A rights of the law abiding, the churning of the left does more good than harm in this case. And that doesn't happen often!
Shhhh! Don’t let the Left know how their gig actually works!
It allows collectors to buy rare and valuable guns for a bargain price and saves them from the torch. And if you are smart, you can unload some really POS and make money.