farcaster@lemmy.world to Bay Area@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoAt a San Jose gun buyback event, someone turned in a rocket launcherwww.sfgate.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down11
arrow-up139arrow-down1external-linkAt a San Jose gun buyback event, someone turned in a rocket launcherwww.sfgate.comfarcaster@lemmy.world to Bay Area@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareMike D.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoI wondered the same thing when I first read the article. Is it just a tube or does it have a live rocket? The amount of ghost guns turned in surprised me.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·10 months agoIf they’re buying 3D printed guns, then they’re just incentivizing people to print guns for cash. I wonder how many of those are nothing but 3D printed toys that cost the owners a couple of dollars to make.
minus-squareMike D.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoI was thinking very similar. Print a replica ghost gun for $n. Add some ballast to get correct weight. Sell to SJPD for $100 Profit Repeat for more profit.
I wondered the same thing when I first read the article. Is it just a tube or does it have a live rocket?
The amount of ghost guns turned in surprised me.
If they’re buying 3D printed guns, then they’re just incentivizing people to print guns for cash. I wonder how many of those are nothing but 3D printed toys that cost the owners a couple of dollars to make.
The cobra effect!
I was thinking very similar.