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3D gun printing
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 (March 25, 2013 at 6:07 pm)The Germans are coming Wrote: So you are generaly not concerned about a subject until it shows to have consequences rather than trying to preven these potential consequences? No, of course not. It's that I don't see an effective way to prevent those consequences with prior restraint. Perhaps you could propose one, and we could discuss that.  RE: 3D gun printing
March 25, 2013 at 6:40 pm
(This post was last modified: March 25, 2013 at 6:41 pm by Anomalocaris.)
There are limits to what types of material can be used in 3D printing. I think the technical difficulties in using resin that can be 3D printed to create a gun that won't explode in the user's hand is still to be overcome.
So I am guessing 3D printed guns won't proliforate yet. If you must make a gun from scrath, you might be better off making a single shot smooth bore weapon using real sheet metal and a simple metal shop. People have done it before. In WW2 the US produced a one shot handgun that cost 5 cents to make, using equipment for stamping the bowl shaped headlights on 1940s era cars. ![[Image: File:M1942_liberator.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=en.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AM1942_liberator.jpg)
 (March 25, 2013 at 6:33 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:(March 25, 2013 at 6:07 pm)The Germans are coming Wrote: So you are generaly not concerned about a subject until it shows to have consequences rather than trying to preven these potential consequences? I dont know, I am still reading through the proposals made by others on youtube. And was hoping to actualy read some here. Material restriction? Meaning that only materials can be used for printing which makes a firearm printed of those useless? Legal restriction? I think that is out of question since it would cost to much and wont solve anything. Forbidding mass production? I wouldnt know how to effectively inforce that. Surveilance of the dataflow used for printing? Is that even possible? and isnt that to big a violation of the right to privacy? 
The irony of this is that the NRA and gun manufacturers will lose their lobbying power if people can manufacture their own firearms, opening the door to much stricter gun control laws, even if the only way to really make those laws effective is to make the penalties draconian.
 
What happens if you're printing a gun and the printer jams?
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-Stephen Jay Gould  (March 25, 2013 at 9:44 pm)The Germans are coming Wrote: The manufacturing of guns without licence is illegal. No it is not. I mentioned this earlier but I'll repeat it because it looks like you missed it. The manufacturer of non-automatic firearms of less than 50 caliber for personal use is perfectly legal in the US. No license is required. You just aren’t allowed to sell the guns you make. (NFA rules apply) BTW, Copyrights expire rather quickly on firearms over here. Everybody and their brother makes AR-15 type rifles legally without paying royalties.
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(March 25, 2013 at 10:01 pm)popeyespappy Wrote:(March 25, 2013 at 9:44 pm)The Germans are coming Wrote: The manufacturing of guns without licence is illegal. And hat about manufacturing and then distributing them without payment? Like would be in the case I am fearing - the arming of a terror group or criminal organisation. |
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