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Dunadain_ t1_j0t5ut3 wrote

"Up to $300" is a bad deal in most every case.

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Magicalunicorny t1_j0v5oey wrote

Even worse, once the gift cards ran out they told people in line they could just forfeit their guns or leave. A lot of people gave them up

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Spheresdeep t1_j0tlv0l wrote

So these people got rid of antiques, some probably worth thousands and got maybe $300. What a rip off. Now the police station will probably go sell them to turn a profit.

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YeRPerOnI t1_j0tgg94 wrote

One of my friends 3d printed like 25 AR lowers with the shittiest quality he could at around 10 cents each. Made a little over a thousand dollars that he used to buy a brand new AK and a few hundred rounds of ammo. Buyback programs are hilariously scuffed and we need more of them.

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SparseGhostC2C t1_j0up4zm wrote

A buddy of mine has a bunch of 80% lowers he bought before it got legally sketchy, i suppose we should mill em out and make some money

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YeRPerOnI t1_j0v5ap0 wrote

At the moment you don't have to mill them out in WA, as far as I know 80 percent lowers are considered firearms now

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Olanale t1_j0sg4te wrote

"No gun-rights debate. No big political statements. This was transactional, and in more than a few cases, about safety."

Its a great idea and happy to see it.

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Mortem001 t1_j0sk74a wrote

Wonder how many were made specifically just to get the gift card

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Several_Emphasis_434 t1_j0so4xp wrote

This is amazing! One of the best reasons was the lady that turned over her deceased husband’s gun because it didn’t work well.

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inkseep1 t1_j0t5scr wrote

This is good that it works there.

But my state made a law so gun buybacks won't work here. The government doing the buyback must offer them for sale to at least 2 gun dealers before destroying the guns that the dealers do not want. The working guns will just get resold again.

This is the relevant law:

Surrendering a firearm to a political subdivision, valuable consideration prohibited, exceptions. — No county, municipality, or other governmental body, or an agent of a county, municipality, or other governmental body, may participate in any program in which individuals are given a thing of value in exchange for surrendering a firearm to the county, municipality, or other governmental body unless:

  (1) The county, municipality, or governmental body has adopted a resolution, ordinance, or rule authorizing the participation of the county, municipality, or governmental body, or participation by an agent of the county, municipality, or governmental body, in such a program; and

  (2) The resolution, ordinance, or rule enacted pursuant to this section provides that any firearm received shall be offered for sale or trade to a licensed firearms dealer. The proceeds from any sale or gains from trade shall be the property of the county, municipality, or governmental body. Any proceeds collected under this subdivision shall be deposited with the municipality, county, or governmental body unless the proceeds are collected by a sheriff, in which case the proceeds shall be deposited in the county sheriff's revolving fund under section 50.535 . Any firearm remaining in the possession of the county, municipality, or governmental body after the firearm has been offered for sale or trade to at least two licensed firearms dealers may be destroyed.

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brokenelectricchair t1_j0vbi0g wrote

This only goes so far though because of perverse incentives. Like people 3d printing guns that probably can't even fire just to defraud the government.

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loops_____ t1_j0xe3vs wrote

AR15 and AK47s for “up to $300”?

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Jfurmanek t1_j0srf7i wrote

bUt BuYbAcKs WoN’t WoRk HeRe

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My_Booty_Itches t1_j0tvbdv wrote

Have you read some of these comments? They don't work...

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Jfurmanek t1_j0v11o6 wrote

Comments say it’s impossible. Article says it’s not. Imma go with the people who are working on a solution rather than people saying there isn’t one.

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dolphins3 OP t1_j0xm328 wrote

It's kind of amusing to watch people conflate the fact that it is technically possible to 3d print a gun with the assumption that it is widespread.

Like yeah sure there will inevitably be some people who try it, but "there's no point if any fraud happens" is clearly stupid.

Also kind of like this https://www.theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-r-1819576527

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Jfurmanek t1_j0xt43c wrote

Gun control laws won’t work because criminals don’t care about laws is one of my favorites. There’s something to be said for supply side economics.

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