Building Your Own Gun With a 3D Printer

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Building Your Own Gun With a 3D Printer

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http://news.yahoo.com/you-don-t-bring-a ... --yet.html

Not really possible yet but it could be.

This whole 3d printing thing is something I need to read more about.
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Seems like a lot of the fearmongering revolves around printing parts - such as the sear that can convert a semi-auto to full, etc. But those are things anyone with machinist skills can do anyway.


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milosz wrote:Seems like a lot of the fearmongering revolves around printing parts - such as the sear that can convert a semi-auto to full, etc. But those are things anyone with machinist skills can do anyway.

small lathe, milling head and a library card you can enjoy a lot of freedom before you get caught.
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Outlaw 3D printers and only outlaws will have them.
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If someone accidentally prints a 3D printer, does the world end?
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protobuilder wrote:If someone accidentally prints a 3D printer, does the world end?
No but you end up in some 4th dimension. So if you think things are bad now imagine hanging out with a bunch of Barnabas Collins.
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Blaidd Drwg wrote:
milosz wrote:Seems like a lot of the fearmongering revolves around printing parts - such as the sear that can convert a semi-auto to full, etc. But those are things anyone with machinist skills can do anyway.

small lathe, milling head and a library card you can enjoy a lot of freedom before you get caught.
You know the higher ups in the BATF get boners every time they think about the budget increases they'll request to deal with "cyber trafficking" or whatever else they call this.
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