Interesting video and read.
The state of gun violence in the U.S., explained in 18 charts
Australia confiscated 650,000 guns. Murders and suicides plummeted.
One of the most significant provisions of the NFA was a flat-out ban on certain kinds of guns, such as automatic and semi-automatic rifles and shotguns. But there were already a number of such guns in circulation in Australia, and the NFA required getting them off the streets.
Australia solved this problem by introducing a mandatory buyback: Australia’s states would take away all guns that had just been declared illegal. In exchange, they’d pay the guns’ owners a fair price, set by a national committee using market value as a benchmark, to compensate for the loss of their property. The NFA also offered legal amnesty for anyone who handed in illegally owned guns, though they weren’t compensated.
What they found is a decline in both suicide and homicide rates after the NFA. The average firearm suicide rate in Australia in the seven years after the bill declined by 57% compared with the seven years prior. The average firearm homicide rate went down by about 42%.
I'm not in favor of buybacks. I consider it a waste of tax $'s and achieves little. In fact, some of the sellers probably make money because the gun was a gift or "found." Those who are capable of murder will be found, in time, and their guns confiscated. Since most sales go to a short percentage of owners we should get many of the street through natural means. Yes, that means shootings or tip offs. I'd be for paying people for info that turns out valid. Shootings will remind society why the bans exist. None of it will do much good unless we address the love of guns, though. That's historical culture and will take time.