An anonymous man fires a 3D printed FGC-9 near Auburn, Al on Feb 10, 2022. He built the semi-automatic gun using an Ender 3 printer. In a recent event in New York with Mayor Eric Adams, President Biden announced that the Justice Department will institute a National Ghost Gun Enforcement Initiative to slow the proliferation of 'ghost' guns. (Photo by Collin Mayfield/Sipa USA)
AL: 3D Printed “Ghost Guns”
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York attorney general’s office has tightened rules on gun buybacks after a critic of the policy boasted online about receiving $21,000 in gift cards for weapon parts made on a 3D printer. Buybacks are a popular way for government officials to try to get guns off the streets. But they can also attract people trying to demonstrate that buybacks are futile in the era of printable weapons. One such seller says he traveled from West Virginia to a buyback in August in Utica, New York. The state attorney general’s office said it is now has tighter standards around 3D- printed guns.
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