A government “gun buyback program” is a misnomer, since the government is buying the guns of private citizens and not “buying them back.”
 
“How can you ‘buy back’ something that never belonged to you to begin with?” was posted on Twitter by William Waring on August 31, 2019. “Hey Shit for brains the government can not buy back guns they never owned them” was posted on Twitter by Jim on September 4, 2019. “They are saying they will buy back our guns they never owned them” was posted on Twitter by MarieCorbman on September 11, 2019.
   
“THEM: ‘MANDATORY BUY-BACK’ ME: HOW CAN YOU BUY BACK SOMETHING THAT NEVER BELONGED TO YOU???” (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Top Shot Dustin on March 19, 2023. “HOW CAN THE GOVERNMENT ‘BUY BACK’ MY GUNS? THEY NEVER OWNED THEM” (shown on an image) was posted on Twitter by Rothmus 🏴 on June 12, 2023.
 
         
Wikipedia: Gun buyback program
A gun buyback program is one instituted to purchase privately owned firearms. The purported goal of such programs is to reduce the number of guns sold illegally. A buyback program would provide a process whereby civilians can sell their privately owned firearms to the government without risk of prosecution. In most cases, the agents purchasing the guns are local police when purchasing firearms on behalf of the government.  The term is in most cases a misnomer since the purchasers are rarely those who initially sold the guns, so guns are bought, not bought back. A gun buyback program can either be voluntary, or it can be mandatory with penalties for failure to sell.
 
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William Waring
@billwaring
How can you “buy back” something that never belonged to you to begin with?
10:48 PM · Aug 31, 2019
 
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Jim
@Jim54816107
@TheJuanWilliams Hey Shit for brains the government can not buy back guns they never owned them. And back grounds check would pass is the Democrats would hang all the bullshit on the bill!
5:18 PM · Sep 4, 2019
   
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MarieCorbman
@CorbmanMarie
@realDonaldTrump The Dems can not be trusted especial when it comes to our 2A Rights and our guns. They are saying they will buy back our guns they never owned them. THIS IS A CONFISCATION OF ALL THE GUNS IN AMERICA!!!! I do not trust them. 🙏🇺🇸🇮🇱❤️They also want our country to
1:21 PM · Sep 11, 2019
 
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Knight of the lost State of Franklin
@dhperry
How can the government buy back my guns if I didn’t buy them from the government in the first place?
5:07 PM · Oct 10, 2019
   
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nicholas dickolas 👉😫👉
@CDickolas
@JoeBiden Hey sleepy Joe, how can the government “buy back” my guns if they never owned them in the first place.
8:55 PM · Aug 4, 2020
         
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Gary Olson
@garyolson57
How can you buy back something that never belonged to you???
9:04 PM · Aug 20, 2020
 
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@ChrissyF2
@ChrissyF22
WOW…..TYPICAL ALT LEFT LIBERAL SOCIALIST DEMO-RAT! The GOVERNMENT CANNOT BUY BACK GUNS, they never owned them! Perhaps educate yourself. Learn about the NAZI’S! The DEMO-RATS are the NEW NAZI PARTY!
4:27 AM · Mar 24, 2021
   
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LJM
@HHS1DPU
The state can’t “buy back” my guns, they never owned them to begin with
8:41 PM · Nov 11, 2021
 
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Johnny Pipe
@JohnnyP1pe
How can the government buy back my guns?
1) they never bought them in the first place
2) the federal government can’t pass a background check, they have thousands of felonies in their name
2:54 PM · Jun 2, 2022
   
Twitter
AKA Calvin
@robbiecole1
How can the government buy back my guns when they never owned them?🤷‍♂️
8:40 AM · Jun 10, 2022
   
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Top Shot Dustin
March 19, 2023 at 7:00 AM ·
Government arrogance.
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
THEM: “MANDATORY BUY-BACK”
ME: HOW CAN YOU BUY BACK
SOMETHING THAT NEVER BELONGED TO YOU???
 
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Rothmus 🏴
@Rothmus
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
HOW CAN THE GOVERNMENT
“BUY BACK” MY GUNS?
THEY NEVER OWNED THEM.
11:53 AM · Jun 13, 2023