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3D-printed gun blueprints can be downloaded starting next month, ending lengthy legal battle

Hey folks you need never complain about gun control again.

Remember.....you have a 3D printer. All your problems are solved. LOL
 
Again can they make gun powder and primers. To make that requires specialized training. Hell we control the raw materials to make meth NOW. I am not worried in the slightest. If this is a problem it is 50 years away at best.

We have children that need saving today. Gun control works

I can't believe that you just tried to use meth as a defense. Do you have any idea how many meth labs are out and about in this country? Fat lot of good all that control of resources has done huh?

And no, it doesn't take specialized training. All it takes is a computer and a 3D Printer.

And even if you're correct on the timeline....50 years is not that far away. Life expectancy of a human being is longer than that.
 
Thanks to Master Po for providing this link in another thread. I thought that it deserves its own thread.

3D-printed gun blueprints can be downloaded starting next month, ending lengthy legal battle




While I applaud this I seriously wonder why the government actually thought that it was possible to actually stop blueprints for guns from being made. Anyone with the right coding skills can easily make such a blueprint. Add to that the fact that anyone (even those without coding experience) can 3D scan items into computers such a battle would be impossible to enforce to ANY degree of success.

Dummies ~ How to Scan Objects for 3D Printing


What I wonder about is people making composite guns from these 3D plans and sneaking them into places you can't get a metal gun in.
 
Alright, so those in the know...

Has the technology improved to make these things more reliable?

Are they still more proof of concept?

How is the arms industry reacting to this?

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Watch the video's in post 5. The proof of concept is right there.
 
I can't believe that you just tried to use meth as a defense. Do you have any idea how many meth labs are out and about in this country? Fat lot of good all that control of resources has done huh?

And no, it doesn't take specialized training. All it takes is a computer and a 3D Printer.

And even if you're correct on the timeline....50 years is not that far away. Life expectancy of a human being is longer than that.

Then you need never complain about gun control again. All your prayers have been answered.


You can't have it both ways
 
Again can they make gun powder and primers. To make that requires specialized training. Hell we control the raw materials to make meth NOW. I am not worried in the slightest. If this is a problem it is 50 years away at best.

We have children that need saving today. Gun control works

You're not even listening. I'm done with you.
 
You're not even listening. I'm done with you.

I've been polite and I have been listening. If you think this solves all your problems I really am happy for you. You no longer need concern yourself with gun control



But I will
 
Watch the video's in post 5. The proof of concept is right there.
Interesting.

Is this something worrying manufacturers? Will they (eventually) become blueprint sellers?

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Interesting.

Is this something worrying manufacturers? Will they (eventually) become blueprint sellers?

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I have no idea. They should be. But afaik they haven't given any indication of it that I know of.
 
Interesting.

Is this something worrying manufacturers? Will they (eventually) become blueprint sellers?

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No one is really concerned about this at present in terms of gun sales
 
I have no idea. They should be. But afaik they haven't given any indication of it that I know of.
I'm mostly fascinated about how technology disrupts existing markets and what established entities do to respond to these situations.

Like, could we see manufacturing firms lobby politicians for regulations and so forth that hinders this upstart individualist market from taking off?

Do they slowly try to rebrand themselves as sellers of plans for DIY enthusiasts?

Stuff like that.

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The concepts of 3D printed guns, or digitally controlled milling machines, or 80% receivers, or any other of the multiple methods which allow the hoi-polloi to create their own guns anonymously, will continue to be of low significance. Such techniques only become important when guns are banned outright. Since that will never happen, it will be a nice niche hobby for a few people who have a few extra bucks to spend.

In a few localities where specific firearms have been "banned", there is some growing interest in these methods. Since those bans are very likely to eventually be overturned by the courts, this marketplace is not apt to grow much.

Anti-gunners will always be inventing yet another scheme to magically make some firearms difficult/impossible to own or operate. Here in the US, these schemes are just not able to get widespread traction; they only are popular amongst a very small number of organizations, and those organizations have extremely limited political power.

As long as we, the law-abiding adult gun owners of the United States, remain vigilant against erosion of our gun rights, outright gun bans will remain a dream of a very small fringe.
 
The concepts of 3D printed guns, or digitally controlled milling machines, or 80% receivers, or any other of the multiple methods which allow the hoi-polloi to create their own guns anonymously, will continue to be of low significance. Such techniques only become important when guns are banned outright. Since that will never happen, it will be a nice niche hobby for a few people who have a few extra bucks to spend.

In a few localities where specific firearms have been "banned", there is some growing interest in these methods. Since those bans are very likely to eventually be overturned by the courts, this marketplace is not apt to grow much.

Anti-gunners will always be inventing yet another scheme to magically make some firearms difficult/impossible to own or operate. Here in the US, these schemes are just not able to get widespread traction; they only are popular amongst a very small number of organizations, and those organizations have extremely limited political power.

As long as we, the law-abiding adult gun owners of the United States, remain vigilant against erosion of our gun rights, outright gun bans will remain a dream of a very small fringe.

In truth they dont seem all that popular anywhere in the world despite bans
 
Not stop them. Control them. This is a non issue and if it would have been a problem it would have been a problem when the drill press and metal lathe was invented. LOL
Embrace it vegas. It seem's you want everything controlled dosen't it?
 
Hey folks you need never complain about gun control again.

Remember.....you have a 3D printer. All your problems are solved. LOL
Damn straight up Skippy. Hell I think I will print my own money.OOPS. Now you will want paper banned.
 
Damn straight up Skippy. Hell I think I will print my own money.OOPS. Now you will want paper banned.

You should do that. Tell us how it goes
 
How many are made by a 3 d printer? Lol

Only the lower needs to be 3D printed; the rest of the firearm are just parts, and the upper is where all of the pressure happens.
 
While I don’t see them being superior, as the technology progresses they can become “as good” or close to it. Gun afficionados won’t be switching over but it does complicate the whole gun control debate. If you are going to go on a killing spree it doesn’t really matter if your gun will stand up to years of use.

during WWII the USA government (I believe it was Detroit's Guide-Lamp which was an auto parts contractor) created a cheap single shot 45 pistol It came with cartoon like instructions and it was dropped in partisan heavy areas in France etc. The suggestion was for a user to shoot a Nazi soldier and take the far more effective Nazi rifle or submachine gun from the slain enemy and use that gun from then on.
 
Now the right wingers can fulfill their plan to make America the wild west again. Here come the gun nuts...
 
Only the lower needs to be 3D printed; the rest of the firearm are just parts, and the upper is where all of the pressure happens.

How many? Give me a number
 
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