I grew up a short drive away from Gilroy. Bought my first rifle in California when I was 18 and had a waiting period to actually take ownership. I now live a few states away and bought a shotgun and a few handguns by walking into a shop and walking out with the guns. They are kept in a safe. Unloaded. I havent shot any of them in over 8 years since my first born came into this world. They just sit there. I dont want to sell them because I dont know how theyd be used. But if the state government had a buy back program, or heck, a guaranteed destruction program, I would gladly hand them over and watch them be smelted. I dont need them. I bought them when I was young. I bought them because I could when I hit a certain age on the calendar. I bought them because my friends bought theirs and we went to the range or the mountains to fire off some lead. But now... I dont need them. I keep them in a safe because I know where they are at all times. I even had my concealed pistol license which is now expired. I didnt renew after I had my first kid. I didnt see the point. No way I was going to get into a gunfight...ever. I cant think of a reasonable scenario where I needed to carry that hunk of metal around. If something was happening where I thought I needed a gun, it would be more use for me to pick up the kids and run like Forrest Gump.



But yeah. I have guns. But Im not getting rid of them by selling them off. I would however get rid of them if I could witness their destruction.