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San Diego County jumped into California’s sprawling ghost gun fight this week, suing a 3-D printing filament manufacturer it says hocks material for homespun firearms in violation of state law.

Working with the Giffords Law Center, the county counsel sued manufacturer Polymaker, alleging the company made a “strategic business choice” to market and sell 3-D printer filament to Californians for the express purpose of building illegal weapons. The polymer filament is sold in spools that feed into 3-D printers, allowing the devices to form designs created by their owners.

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[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (13 children)

They are going about this all wrong. Just make possession of an illegal firearm a crime and enforce it.

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[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If things goes the way I think it will, California will need more guns to fight off the Trump Regime during the opening years of the 2nd American Civil War.

I hope this lawsuit fails.

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I think you mean "hawks" as in selling, not "hocks" as in loogies.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't write the article

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Both are correct. Hock also means to pawn. Hawk can also mean to offer to sell, specifically by calling out in the street.

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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

maybe we should be printing these

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

Then lil' Petey Hegseth ran out of guns and all this shit was suddenly legal. /s

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