Sen. Feinstein suggests national buyback of guns [View all]

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“We are also looking at a buy-back program,” Feinstein said today in a press conference. “Now, again, this is a work in progress so these are ideas in the development.”

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Since this is a work in progress here are my suggestions:

1. Make program voluntary to bypass any constitutional issues.
2. Include a 5 million dollar tax free monthly lottery. One lottery ticket per firearm.
3. $50 - $500 depending on type and condition of firearm.
4. Pay out to be given in retailer gift cards. (Retailer gift cards could be acquired at below face value through donations, special promotions, tax incentives, etc.)
5. Firearms worth more than $500 would be given 1 additional lottery ticket per $100 in value (ex. firearm worth $600 you get $500 gift card + 2 lottery tickets, firearm worth $700 you get $500 gift card + 3 lottery tickets.

Advantages:

1. No 2nd Amendment issues.
2. Lottery would provide free publicity and incentive to participate.
3. Sweeps thousands of unused and unwanted guns off the streets in a short period of time.
4. Can provide opportunity for law enforcement to distribute gun safety and crime prevention information.
5. Gift card purchases will stimulate economy.

I think including a lottery is very important. Guns appeal to people's fears. A lottery would appeal to their greed. In my experience with human emotions greed trumps fear a majority of the time. Especially if the fear is weak and unfounded. I believe a fantasy of winning 5 million dollars will resonate with more people than shooting scores of people in a zombie apocalypse. Also since the lottery would be open to gun buy back participants only the odds of winning would be much higher than normal lotteries.

Does anybody else have any good ideas on a federal gun buy back program? Now is the time to get them in the public domain.