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timn
Mar 16, 2010
Some TFR folks have followed past attempts at gun buybacks and would know more, but like you alluded the implementation matters a lot. Past buybacks have moronically offered a flat rate exchange, allegedly leading to people abusing the system by scooping up worthless or low-value junk and exchanging it for a profit. In addition to that, the exchange rates have been low enough to not offer much incentive to anyone who thinks critically about the situation for two seconds.

Even with proper incentives, the theory behind buybacks and reducing gun crime is very dubious, but that's getting off-topic.

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