Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, “firearm buyback program” means a program to purchase privately owned firearms from individual firearm owners for the purpose of:

(1) reducing the number of firearms owned by civilians; or

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(2) permitting civilians to sell a firearm to the government without fear of prosecution.

The term does not include the purchase of firearms from a licensed firearms dealer or a program to purchase firearms for law enforcement purposes.

As added by P.L.157-2014, SEC.3.