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34. Even more than that.
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 04:21 PM
Jun 2016

Once a buyback program starts, prices for guns will skyrocket. I would say you would be looking at several thousand dollars to buy back a gun at that point.

You're right, could you post the Bingo card? Its very very helpful uponit7771 Jun 2016 #1
I can't find the bingo card, but after another shooting spree, we compiled a list here: Squinch Jun 2016 #9
A buy back program? nt Quackers Jun 2016 #2
I think we should keep a list of these types of measures and have them at hand Squinch Jun 2016 #6
Plausible, but very expensive NickB79 Jun 2016 #33
Even more than that. Quackers Jun 2016 #34
Good point. Guess buybacks are out NickB79 Jun 2016 #35
Gomez posted a list of organizations that are working on reducing gun violence. Squinch Jun 2016 #3
Calls for gun control. HassleCat Jun 2016 #4
But I think anything that reduces our "gun culture" will have a secondary effect on mass shootings. Squinch Jun 2016 #7
Maybe HassleCat Jun 2016 #15
We need a massive effort to vote out the gun shills in government n/t LiberalEsto Jun 2016 #5
How would you start this in an organized manner? Squinch Jun 2016 #8
+1, that would be a start... dem and rep should be known IMHO uponit7771 Jun 2016 #10
Good. brer cat Jun 2016 #24
Guns for college? Quackers Jun 2016 #11
I am sorry to hear about Squinch Jun 2016 #13
"If the goal is to get as many semi-auto weapons off the streets..." beevul Jun 2016 #18
They asked for ideas that were actually legal Quackers Jun 2016 #20
Ok, so by "off the street", you meant "out of private hands". beevul Jun 2016 #23
Anytime you take guns off the street Quackers Jun 2016 #25
No. Squinch Jun 2016 #22
Change the Culture One_Life_To_Give Jun 2016 #12
I don't know Squinch Jun 2016 #14
Another great Gomez thread: what Obama tried to get passed in 2013. This is a comprehensive Squinch Jun 2016 #16
Thank you for the advice to ignore etherealtruth Jun 2016 #17
stop domestic violence. mopinko Jun 2016 #19
I just saw that. Not surprised. Squinch Jun 2016 #21
I don't know how wide spread this is, brer cat Jun 2016 #26
This is such a ridiculous situation. Yes. What you say "casual sales" need to be stopped. Squinch Jun 2016 #28
Change the culture of stigmatization against getting help for one's self or family when it comes Brickbat Jun 2016 #27
Reclassify semi-automatics under the NFA. It would take a generation or so Recursion Jun 2016 #29
What about that would take a generation? The ones already out there grandfathered into Squinch Jun 2016 #30
Right; Constitutionally we could only restrict their transfer Recursion Jun 2016 #31
With enough popular support, I wonder if you could apply some form of eminent domain. Take them for Squinch Jun 2016 #32
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