[On the Road to Serfdom]

Or better yet, let the buyer decide what is reasonable and safe. Setting a minimum price is not letting the market decide.

[Erik Latranyi]

Or better yet, let the buyer decide what is reasonable and safe.

Exactly! Gun dealers will be the best suited to determine which weapons are junk and unsafe and which are simply reliable, low-cost alternatives for citizens on a budget.

Firearms that do not sell after 2-3 auction cycles could then be determined to be "junk" and disposed properly.

[Atlas Sneezed]

Or better yet, let the buyer decide what is reasonable and safe. Setting a minimum price is not letting the market decide.

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You are absolutely right. My proposal was a practical way to implement the political desire not to have unsafe guns sold by this process.