If the assault weapons ban passes, should we confiscate all AWs in American homes?

[FamilyMan]

93. Gun ownership = Lower crime

Australia's crime rate skyrocketed by 40% after their ban...for the simple fact that criminals will always have guns since they don't buy them at retail stores or gun shows...FBI stats prove this. Only 1.8% of gun related crimes were committed with sporting rifles, most of that 1.8% was gang-on-gang, and according to stats virtually none of those rifles were bought from retail stores (unless stolen from private owners who should of used a safe).

Funny how some people are under the false pretense that criminals walk into a gun store, pay $1,000+ for a rifle (that they can get on the blackmarket for ~$150), subject themselves to a background check and recorded sale. Every gun store already is forced by law to keep logs of all purchases that are checked by ATF...something they don't tell you in order to push their over-reaching registration (can't confiscate what is not registered).

Buy back???... every buyback that has happened in the past 2 months has been a complete failure...only the TV crews showed up and each time they left after a couple of hours of waiting around with no takers. No fool is going to sell a firearm for $200 when they paid $900-$1,500 for it.

These politicians are learning the hard way that gun owners are not 'southerners' or 'Republicans'...same way Clinton learned it when he lost both the House and Senate over Gun Control. Problem is that now there are over 40 Million Democratic gun owners who are standing united on this with Republicans. Another problem is that Dems are up for re-election in mostly red states next year.