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What's next? Gun buyback programmes have the advantage of being purely voluntary, avoiding the ire of gun-rights proponents who oppose any rule that limits the right to carry arms. There are currently more privately owned guns than there are Americans, however, with millions more being manufactured every year. Any buyback system, while it may be good publicity for police departments, is like trying to empty the ocean with a thimble.