Already an advocate of stricter gun control laws, U.S. Rep. Sean Castenof Downers Grove this week voiced support for a national buyback program in the U.S. similar to the one implemented in Australia 24 years ago.
"If we passed all the greatest laws in the world, the guns are still out there," Casten said Tuesday during an online endorsement interview with the Daily Herald and Shaw Media.
Casten is running for reelection to the 6th Congressional District seat. His Republican challenger in the Nov. 3 election, former state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton, refused an invite to attend.