Big shout out to whoever it was that turned in 62 3D printed guns for $150 each at a Houston gun buy-back pic.twitter.com/QYUNxG0Jg6
— Xaniken (@Xaniken) July 31, 2022
I'm taking notes. Always looking for a supplemental income stream. This could have potential.TexAg1987 said:
Educate me. How much does it cost to print a gun? I have never looked into the costs of materials, etc.
TexAg1987 said:
Educate me. How much does it cost to print a gun? I have never looked into the costs of materials, etc.
I'm guesstimating they likely made ~$75-$100 per gun depending on a number of factors. 3D printer price, resin (print material) price, etc.TexAg1987 said:
Educate me. How much does it cost to print a gun? I have never looked into the costs of materials, etc.
based on that guys research (sounds like he has a 3d printer, or used on before) about $10 on the high end. Maybe $15 if you get really detailed. But a box of 50 would be about a $2000 pay day assuming they are considered non functioning and $7000 if considered functioning (based on Houston buy back pricing)TexAg1987 said:
Educate me. How much does it cost to print a gun? I have never looked into the costs of materials, etc.
Well he made $9,300 in revenue, so I assume it costs less than that.TexAg1987 said:
Educate me. How much does it cost to print a gun? I have never looked into the costs of materials, etc.
About 3$-5$ in plastic then maybe an equal amount for the screws and pins. To get the full $150 these had to be operational so a metal barrel would have to have been included so perhaps another $20-$30 for that.TexAg1987 said:
Educate me. How much does it cost to print a gun? I have never looked into the costs of materials, etc.
lb3 said:About 3$-5$ in plastic then maybe an equal amount for the screws and pins. To get the full $150 these had to be operational so a metal barrel would have to have been included so perhaps another $20-$30 for that.TexAg1987 said:
Educate me. How much does it cost to print a gun? I have never looked into the costs of materials, etc.
10thYrSr said:
The biggest issue is that each gun could take several hours to print. So you need some lead time.
And I'll bet his wife/girlfriend did the same thing! PROFIT!!Kunkle for Congress TX-34 said:
Ya'll missed the comments where this guy really thought this out...
The total for the guns stayed below the $10,000 threshold for reporting to the IRS!
Legendary.
Quote:
Ghost guns eliminated from future 'No questions asked' gun buyback events in Houston
The city and county collected 845 guns on Saturday and gave out $100,000 worth of cash gift cards ranging from $50 to $200 apiece. They collected rifles and handguns, old and newer, some of which Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said were merely an effort to take advantage of the offer. Roughly 50 of those guns were so-called ghost guns, and they won't be part of the program in the future.
"We did get some ghost guns where people may have 3D printed or made these guns specifically for the gun buyback program," Turner told ABC13. "We will eliminate that portion."
I wonder if they actually functioned?Cromagnum said:
If you are an enterprising sort...
Good job Houston.Big shout out to whoever it was that turned in 62 3D printed guns for $150 each at a Houston gun buy-back pic.twitter.com/QYUNxG0Jg6
— Xaniken (@Xaniken) July 31, 2022
sounds like Sly got mad the money didn't get to his buddies.Kunkle for Congress TX-34 said:
That was quick!
https://abc13.com/no-questions-asked-gun-buyback-event-success-one-safe-houston-turn-guns-over-for-money-third-ward/12091782/Quote:
Ghost guns eliminated from future 'No questions asked' gun buyback events in Houston
The city and county collected 845 guns on Saturday and gave out $100,000 worth of cash gift cards ranging from $50 to $200 apiece. They collected rifles and handguns, old and newer, some of which Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said were merely an effort to take advantage of the offer. Roughly 50 of those guns were so-called ghost guns, and they won't be part of the program in the future.
"We did get some ghost guns where people may have 3D printed or made these guns specifically for the gun buyback program," Turner told ABC13. "We will eliminate that portion."
