EvergreenGuru@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoCalifornia Passes Backdoor Bill to Control the 3D Printing Hobby and Spy on Small Designers, Prototypers, and Hobbyistswww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square141linkfedilinkarrow-up1658arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1654arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia Passes Backdoor Bill to Control the 3D Printing Hobby and Spy on Small Designers, Prototypers, and Hobbyistswww.techspot.comEvergreenGuru@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square141linkfedilinkfile-text
This first bill allows the state of California to regulate and oversee all 3D prints in the name of public safety.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 hours agoand to be clear to naive: you can’t actually 3D print a gun. You can make parts that can be smithed together with metal parts to make a working gun. There are some fully plastic designs, but no way would I shoot those twice.
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours ago with metal parts to make a working gun. That’s always convention “forgotten” in all these breathless “think of the children” arguments. You can’t fully 3-d print a working gun that isn’t as dangerous to the user as it is to the target.
and to be clear to naive: you can’t actually 3D print a gun. You can make parts that can be smithed together with metal parts to make a working gun. There are some fully plastic designs, but no way would I shoot those twice.
That’s always convention “forgotten” in all these breathless “think of the children” arguments.
You can’t fully 3-d print a working gun that isn’t as dangerous to the user as it is to the target.