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In Europe, the regulated part of the gun is typically the high pressure components, i.e. the barrel and bolt. In the US and I guess Canada, it's the receiver. T
by himinlomax 4y ago
In Europe, the regulated part of the gun is typically the high pressure components, i.e. the barrel and bolt. In the US and I guess Canada, it's the receiver. The thing is, machining the former is much more difficult and involved than printing / cutting / grinding / assembling the latter — unless you're making a single use weapon, in which case any old steel tube of the right diameter will do anyway.
The problem is not 3D printed guns, it's inadequate regulation.
- closewith 4y agoFollowing the introduction of the Firearms Directive, pretty much every part of a firearm is regulates in the EU: > For the purposes of this Directive, “part” shall mean any element or replacement element specifically designed for a firearm and essential to its operation, including a barrel, frame or receiver, slide or cylinder, bolt or breech block, and any device designed or adapted to diminish the sound caused by firing a firearm.