RE: 3D gun printing
March 25, 2013 at 6:07 pm
(This post was last modified: March 25, 2013 at 6:08 pm by Something completely different.)
(March 25, 2013 at 5:39 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: No. What difference does that make? Given the existence of 3D printers, is it even possible to prevent someone from doing it whether it is unlawful or not?
The difference it makes is simple: Mass production.
The prospect off having several unregistered mass arms producers in a country isnt really a good one. Even worse if just about everyone can mass produce.
From the simple and friendly arms collector, to the mississipi redneck white supremesist who thinks the jews run the goverment to a meth cook trying to guard his meth empire.
Quote:I understand your concern, I really do. I just don't see that there's anything possible that can be done as prior restraint to prevent people from violating this sort of law. Therefore, it's not something I'm going to lose any sleep over.
So you are generaly not concerned about a subject until it shows to have consequences rather than trying to preven these potential consequences?
Quote:OK, so price is the determining factor. Do you understand that the "gun" being 3D printed is a single part (the receiver, the part that in the U.S. at least is defined as a firearm) that (when last I checked) could be purchased for around a hundred bucks, and that you still have to obtain a 3D printer and all of the other hundred or so parts (about $750 USD worth) needed to make a working gun (many of which cannot be printed using current technology)?
The documentary showed that the goal of those involved in that project was to create a gun which can be completly produced with a printer and not just the receiver.
Other than that it would be very simple to rearange the printer into producing on a mass production scale.
Quote:Given savings of no more than a hundred dollars or so (and a gun that WILL at some point experience a serious failure), is price really the determining factor?
Who says that the technology will not become cheaper?
In 20 - 30 years a 3D printer could be in every privat office.
Quote:In other words, build your own for around $750 (+ printer consumables) and have it blow up in your face at some point, or buy off the rack for $850.
Who says that printing wouldnt become cheaper.
Other than that the documentary shows that the goal of those in the project was to create a firearm which could be printed completly (in seperated parts which are later to be ajusted) so one would not need to buy the parts later.
Quote:The whole point of 3D printing this shit is, as I understand it, is to be able to manufacture guns "off paper", that is, outside of authorized, legitimate channels. Unlawfully, in other words. Which the aforementioned organizations seem to have no problems doing in the first place.
It is not that they dont have a problem with it, it is simply that they are confronted with something new and havent yet found a way to addapt their legal system to that new situation.
