I don't know--most Americans who have guns are pretty attached to them. I don't think they'd willingly turn them in for cash, and then you'd still have the prob

I don't know--most Americans who have guns are pretty attached to them. I don't think they'd willingly turn them in for cash, and then you'd still have the problem of 300 million guns or so floating around the market even if you nuked the second amendment. It's great that it worked for Australia, and other places, but America is unique in some very bad ways at times. For example, the only way we ever had unions in the workplace in the first place is thanks to civilian weaponry. Leave guns to the national guard? Ha. In many cases, they were the ones shooting and killing the strikers. Given the current state of affairs, I wouldn't be surprised if such a thing became necessary again at some point. Unfortunately, sometimes the only way people (like the ones in charge of companies) will listen to you is if you have a way to keep them from killing you. It's not as common these days, but who's to say what the future will bring? I can understand why negating the constitutional right to bear arms makes people nervous. In the past, it was a way for many people to make sure their families were fed. For many people in the present, it's a way to make sure their families are safe in case the government fails us (again). In America, corporate interests run politics, not the people, and companies don't usually have your best interest in mind (just the bottom line).