The man was out to prove a point, and not to make a profit. Indeed he made his point.
It’s not just $3 in materials to make the 3D guns, but the time involved (many hours to print each gun) and time to assemble them. They’re non-functional so he isn’t breaking any valid laws.
Stupid politicians and leftist media, saying they want ghost guns off the street and out of the hands of criminals to reduce crime. Criminals are not the ones investing time and effort to produce 3D guns; much simpler to simply buy a functioning gun on the black market. Now those politicians say they’ll change the rules of the buyback to exclude ghost guns. Hypocrisy much.
I saw the picture of the model he turned in. That model (Liberator) CAN shoot .380 and is therefore “functional” though it is only good for 10 to 12 shots. Some of the current models can be printed and then added a metal barrel and firing pin to get it working.
I dont know about the specifics of what was actually printed so I will have to withhold my opinion.