Technology

No no, you can print a whole gun. The liberator design is one of these. The ATF have some videos of ones they made, some of which don't explode.

Its still stupid since a zipgun is two pipes and a nail and a spotweld.

If you're in America, I think this makes you a terrorist.

This has nothing to do with guns.

They want to install software blocks that makes sure no one prints copyright figures or DIY replacement parts, while watching printers for unique IP to steal.

Today, 100% of things being designed are fast prototyped in plastic with 3D printers.

Not sure why the printing community is worried now, when AutoCAD has been forcing designs to their cloud servers for a decade, which is about IP theft.

I remember when the news talked about ghost guns that they'd always bring up this CNC machine that would build AR lowers, the part that is legally "the gun". I'm pretty sure it was the ghost gunner.

I read into it and got on forums. There was a poster who bought the machine and, because of legal reasons, had to get his friends to come push the start button so that they were making their own guns and not the poster making guns for others. Apparently, he got visited by the ATF, but basically got told he's walking a fine line.

I can make my own ghost gun with a hand drill and a template you can buy online. a motivated person will always be able to find a way to do things, but its actually easier to just find someone to sell you a cheap illegal gun if you're gonna commit a crime than to go through the whole trouble of building one yourself.

I dunno why they don't just outlaw manufacturing your own firearms without a license...

Its not like I can't buy a mill press and caliper and make a lower. I already have the jig that makes it even simpler.

With the gig all I need is a hobby drill press.

I mean you can just build one. Presumably there's bugger all they can do about Voron. Slicers are open source, firmware is open source, plans are open source and there are open source controllers.

this seems like an intentional way to make sure that people can’t make things without paying the oligarchs. I think the fact that we are getting close to being able to make 90s level tech in garages is scaring the tech bros.

Nah, I suspect it's a way for the politicians to look like they're doing something about gun violence without, y'know, actually doing anything about gun violence. Or just generally to distract from what they're doing on other issues. "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain" stuff.

We need to ban hardware stores. For the children.

That would be as useless as a BMW turn signal.

Agreed, they start the lock down with "Its for the Children" so they can control the printer. Then the next is, that widget/doohickey is patented and you cant print it.

And lets be real you know this lock down will spit out all kinds of false positives basically making it an expensive brink...

Oh and you know all will have to have an internet connection to operate.

it would be able to detect

"It" doesn't have to be any good at it:

https://blog.princelaw.com/2009/07/08/nfa-and-constructive-possession-myth-or-reality/

you can download gun breakdown files online for use in videogames, you can even crack games that already exist with those files present. you can also just model them yourself for free in blender. theres literally no way to stop literally anyone from making their own guns. the unabomber made one in his shack with spare parts and basic tools decades before 3d printers were a thought in the publics minds.

if there is a will, there is a way

Too many people are coming up with ways to repair or enhance items that don’t enrich the OEM.

These laws are the DMCA of the physical world. This is stage 4 malignant capitalism, where they claim their true dominion over us all.

Play by the rules: You exist, they make money off your existence, nothing changes.