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The whole 3d printed gun scare boggled my mind. Making a single fire weapon with some pipe is so easy nearly anyone could do it. Getting the ammunition would be
by tokai 8y ago
The whole 3d printed gun scare boggled my mind. Making a single fire weapon with some pipe is so easy nearly anyone could do it. Getting the ammunition would be the hardest part were I live. Using a 3d printer take a lot more skill and effort.
- daveFNbuck 8y agoI think a lot of the scare comes from assuming you can easily 3D-print something functionally identical to a handgun you'd buy at a store. There's also the legitimate concern that 3D printing will one day be much easier.
- leephillips 8y agoOf course, the plastic guns are practically useless: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/10/oh_no_its_the_plastic_3d_gun/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/10/oh_no_its_the_plast...
- ourmandave 8y agoI thought the panic was because 3d printed guns are untraceable and can be made from materials that don't show up on airport scanners, etc. (Yes, you can buy a bunch of parts off the internet and build your own untraceable gun today, or so I've read.)