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> Buyback as in you bought it from somewhere, and the government buys it from you. That's simply "buying".

• kennywinker 4y ago
  Sure, but a “government gun buying program” sounds like they’re starting their own collection.
  • MichaelCollins 4y ago
    "buy back" doesn't imply destroy. If I sell something to you then buy it back from you, there is no implication that I subsequently destroy whatever it was. Your position in this whole sub-thread is very odd.
    • kennywinker 4y ago
      My position is whatever you think of gov “buyback” programs, the name being misleading isn’t a valid criticism. Nobody thinks the implication is the government sold you the gun in the first place. Sure, it’s a slightly irregular use of the term “buyback”, but governments and corporations and people use language irregularly all the time and it means very little.