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> professionally machined parts You're overstating the requirement; amateurly machined barrels work fine and that'll all you need for an FGC-9. The FGC-9 wel

> professionally machined parts You're overstating the requirement; amateurly machined barrels work fine and that'll all you need for an FGC-9. The FGC-9 weldless bolt can be made by a monkey with an angle grinder. The FGC-9 was specifically designed with European regulations in mind. FGC-9's can be built by idiots using common garage tools, built out of commonly available materials. You cannot stop it with any degree of regulation. You can restrict the availability of suitable ammunition. That will be the ultimate outcome if politicians continue to let guns scare them. It's a largely unfounded fear; there aren't many politicians getting shot with any kind of gun, let alone homemade ones. Even in America where professionally made guns are easy to get, politicians rarely get shot.

kube-system 4y ago
I am 100% aware of this, but you're no longer talking about a gun made with a $200 3d printer. You're talking about a gun made with common garage tools. Which has always been possible. The 3d printer doesn't change anything meaningful about the situation.
- MichaelCollins 4y ago
  The FGC-9 is substantially printed. But > The 3d printer doesn't change anything meaningful about the situation. This much I agree with. 3d printing has never been the easiest or most effective way of making your own gun. It's a complete meme which caught on because 3d printing captures the imagination in a unique way. Just mentioning 3d printing gets people to suspend critical thought. Case in point: "3D-Printed Bullets Exist, And They're Terrifyingly Easy To Make" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/3d-printed-bullets_n_3322370 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/3d-printed-bullets_n_3322370 The "3d printed bullet" is a fucking joke, why would anybody shoot a slug of 3d printed plastic instead of.. I don't know, a fucking rock? A fishing weight? Casting their own bullet? It makes no sense, but you get a breathless panicking article from HuffPost about it anyway because ooooooo 3d printing.

kube-system 4y ago

I am 100% aware of this, but you're no longer talking about a gun made with a $200 3d printer. You're talking about a gun made with common garage tools. Which has always been possible. The 3d printer doesn't change anything meaningful about the situation.

MichaelCollins 4y ago
The FGC-9 is substantially printed. But > The 3d printer doesn't change anything meaningful about the situation. This much I agree with. 3d printing has never been the easiest or most effective way of making your own gun. It's a complete meme which caught on because 3d printing captures the imagination in a unique way. Just mentioning 3d printing gets people to suspend critical thought. Case in point: "3D-Printed Bullets Exist, And They're Terrifyingly Easy To Make" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/3d-printed-bullets_n_3322370 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/3d-printed-bullets_n_3322370 The "3d printed bullet" is a fucking joke, why would anybody shoot a slug of 3d printed plastic instead of.. I don't know, a fucking rock? A fishing weight? Casting their own bullet? It makes no sense, but you get a breathless panicking article from HuffPost about it anyway because ooooooo 3d printing.