https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/11/new-york-gun-buyback-rules-3d-printed-parts An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: The attorney general of New York has changed the rules of a state gun buyback program, after a participant exploited the system by using a 3D printer to make firearm parts in bulk that he then exchanged for $21,000 in gift cards. The seller, who identified himself by a pseudonym, said he traveled from West Virginia to a gun buyback on August 27 in Utica, New York, to take advantage of a loophole in the program -- and to demonstrate that buybacks are futile in an era of printable weapons. At the buyback, the seller turned in 60 printed auto sears, small devices that can convert firearms into fully automatic weapons. Under the rules of the buyback, hosted by the office of the attorney general, Letitia James, and city police, that entitled him to $350 for each of the printed parts, including a $100 premium, since they were deemed "ghost guns" lacking serial numbers. The seller, who declined to provide his real name, said in an email on Monday the prospect of making money was enticing, but that the big reason he took part in the buyback was to send a message. James' office said it responded to the loophole by giving buyback personnel more discretion to determine the value of weapons being handed in, and setting a standard that all 3D-printed guns accepted by the program must be capable of being fired more than once. The new rules were in place by September 17, when the attorney general's office hosted a gun buyback in a Syracuse suburb, Camillus. "It's shameful that this individual exploited a program that has successfully taken thousands of guns off the streets to protect our communities from gun violence," the attorney general's office said. One yahoo from West Virginia outsmarts the whole NY government.
Ha! These programs makes it easy to dispose of a murder weapon and now make some case. Of course, tax payers still got robbed!
That's GREAT! Court Strikes Down Biden's 'Ghost Gun Rule' "This is not just a blow to ATF, who pushed a new definition of 'firearm' at their peril." Volokh: Armed Citizens Stop a Significant Percentage Mass Shooters and Save Lives. 'legal civilian gun carriers tried to intervene in 6 out of 50 incidents, and succeeded in 3 or 4 of them.' Private Gun Carriers’ Self-Defense Against Public Shooters Why the Court Stopped Biden's Unconstitutional Regulation: 'Plaintiffs put forward two claims that they allege are likely to succeed on the merits: (1) an outcome-based APA claim that the Final Rule was issued in excess of ATF’s statutory authority under the GCA; and (2) a process-based APA claim arising from ATF’s failure to consider relevant factors and data in issuing the Final Rule.' Not surprising. This WH is pretty stupid that way.
I took two raggedy ass revolvers, that were broken and couldn't fire. I got $150 a piece and went and put another gun on layaway. I'm all for voluntary gun purchase programs.
