{"id":167261,"date":"2022-08-03T10:28:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T14:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=167261"},"modified":"2022-08-03T10:28:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T08:48:27","slug":"houston-man-makes-3100-exchanging-3d-printed-guns-at-buyback-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/houston-man-makes-3100-exchanging-3d-printed-guns-at-buyback-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Man Makes $3,100 Exchanging 3D-Printed Guns at \u2018Buyback\u2019 Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Man claims to selling &#039;ghost guns&#039; at recent Houston gun buyback event\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j1Noa951s3g?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Xaniken (@Xaniken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Xaniken\/status\/1553758094404075525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"houston-man-makes-3100-exchanging-3d-printed-guns-at-buyback-event\" title=\"Houston Man Makes $3,100 Exchanging 3D-Printed Guns at \u2018Buyback\u2019 Event\">July 31, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n<p>In light of the participant&#8217;s big score, Mayor Turner said organizers will not be accepting 3D-printed guns during the next event.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re going to exclude those next time around,&#8221; said Mayor Turner. &#8220;This is a program designed for people who want to voluntarily relinquish their guns.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In total, the city took in 845 firearms.\u00a0 Visa gift cards were exchanged in increments of $50, $100, $150 and $200, depending on the type of firearm. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-buybacks-dont-reduce-crime-says-new-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"houston-man-makes-3100-exchanging-3d-printed-guns-at-buyback-event\" title=\"Houston Man Makes $3,100 Exchanging 3D-Printed Guns at \u2018Buyback\u2019 Event\">Gun \u2018Buybacks\u2019 Don\u2019t Reduce Crime, Says New Study<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The city is planning on hosting at least two more buybacks in the coming weeks. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The anonymous man who made the $3,100 said he would like to see some reforms at these events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Pay fair prices [at gun buyback events], use private donations rather than tax dollars, and don\u2019t destroy historic guns,\u201d he said. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But he\u2019s not the only one who wants to see some changes.&nbsp; 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