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Illinois Rep. Sean Casten: We Need an Australia-Style Mandatory ‘Buyback’ Because America Has Too Many Guns

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"nobody's coming for your guns"

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Illinois Representative Sean Casten feels deeply that “we have too many guns.” His innovative solution to this pressing problem: a buyback. But not just any ol’ buyback.

The Daily Herald reported on it, saying:

Already an advocate of stricter gun control laws, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove this week voiced support for a national buyback program in the U.S. similar to the one implemented in Australia 24 years ago.
“If we passed all the greatest laws in the world, the guns are still out there,” Casten said Tuesday during an online endorsement interview with the Daily Herald and Shaw Media.
In other words, a mandatory “buyback,” otherwise knowns as minimally compensated confiscation. According to the Daily Herald, Casten has a long history of gun prohibition love and gun hate:

The availability of guns in the U.S. is a source of frustration for Casten, who ousted six-term Republican incumbent Peter Roskam in 2018.
Casten has called for a new ban on assault weapons to replace the one that expired in 2004. He also supports expanding federal law to mandate criminal background checks for all gun purchases, not just those involving licensed dealers as is now required.
He has a deep abiding desire for America to look more like Oz, gun rights-wise.

Casten, who has touted the success of gun buyback programs before, suggested the US follow Australia’s lead.
“They took a whole bunch of guns out of circulation, and they haven’t had a mass shooting since,” Casten said. “Why don’t we do that?”
Rep. Casten admitted he isn’t sure our American culture would work well with the cash-for-handing-over-your-guns method that Australia used (and he’s right). But hey, we need to do something about all those legally-owned firearms owned by law-abiding citizens and they aren’t going to confiscate themselves.

Because criminals aren’t the problem, it’s the tools they use. Of course not.

Casten has something of a history of resorting to insulting gun owners and he wasn’t even very imaginative about it:

Last month, the (Jean) Ives campaign criticized Casten for saying “having small genitals is not a sufficient reason to own a gun” during a recent online forum. Casten made the comment after questioning why people need to own guns and subsequently called his remark a joke “about the toxic masculinity that has infected this whole debate.”
Ah, the old “haha, I was kidding” deflection method.

It shouldn’t be much of a shock that a Democratic representative from Illinois is pushing a mandatory buyback. In some ways it’s actually nice to see anti-gun politicians boldly admit that yeah, we really are coming for your guns. At least the gloves are coming off and some honesty occasionally manages to shine through.

For those of you thinking you don’t have to worry because you don’t live in Illinois — or California, or New York, or New Jersey, or Maryland — try to remember how these things tend to happen in waves. Plus Casten reflects the views of a lot of his fellow Democrats in the US House of Representatives. It’s a never-ending fight.

Being an active Second Amendment supporter is important and whether or not gun owners get out and vote this November is more important than ever. And remember, vote on the issues, not the party. Just because someone is a Democrat or a Republican doesn’t (necessarily) mean they’re pushing for the values and laws you yourself support. Do your homework and vote accordingly.

As for those of you who do live in Illinois’ 6th congressional district in the Chicago suburbs, you’ve got an opportunity to let Casten what you think of his confiscatory views. Make yourself heard loud and clear.
 
Sean Casten is a twat. Was my congresscritter when we lived in the shithole. Illinois is flatland version of Massachusetts with marginally better, court ordered gun laws. And much deeper fiscal problems.
 
Carsten just forgot about the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. He thinks that if the Democrats win, that they in the majority can govern by making laws, not remembering laws limit the majority in governing.

The same SCOTUS that ruled against Trump time and time again, will not be ruling for Biden, should he win.
 
The entire gun buyback-confiscation ship has sailed. Respect for the law as an American institution has been used against us testing our morals, ethics, and compliance to the point of no return. No more ground will be given, and no firearms will be taken en masse - 2020 has seen to that. The Constitution, specifically the 2nd, has blessed us with the tools for self-defense and to resist tyranny - truly the hill to die on. Earthly life is temporary, eternal life is forever in the Lord. The men who died at Ft. McHenry holding the flag in place under bombardment gave us the example. It is in the very fabric of our national identity to stand firm. In 1814, as now, you must resist their efforts to take our souls and redact our lives as men. Live on your feet, not on your knees, especially now. Molon Labe.
 
With (hopefully) the new addition to the Supreme Court coming, I enjoy the fact that idiots like him will be alive to see the court finally take up the stupid ass assault weapon ban and magazine ban cases and completely smack them down making states like his have to reverse course on their unconstitutional laws. Can't wait!!
 
With (hopefully) the new addition to the Supreme Court coming, I enjoy the fact that idiots like him will be alive to see the court finally take up the stupid ass assault weapon ban and magazine ban cases and completely smack them down making states like his have to reverse course on their unconstitutional laws. Can't wait!!
I won't be holding my breath just yet.
 
It is like plastic bags ban. Once the evil arrives suddenly ban is reversed. Same situation, evil arrived thanks to donks in the form of looters and rapists and after 2020 NOBODY will be trading guns for anything. By the way, even plastic straws were tactically upgraded to a metal. [rofl2]
 
The name 'Casten' sounds way too close to 'Castro'...
 
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