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Think of it like pornography. It may be available cheaply at any time at the store down the street. But having it available for download in the privacy of one's
by bloat 14y ago
Think of it like pornography. It may be available cheaply at any time at the store down the street. But having it available for download in the privacy of one's own home removes a significant barrier.
- ktizo 14y agoBut for the moment having the minus of time, material, equipment, accuracy, money, reliability, etc. Plus, people can already make guns at home using fairly simple metalworking tools that are much less likely to fail badly than using 3d printed plastic. Or you could make a crossbow or something really basic. Is not that I don't see how certain people could be drawn to this idea, but other than as a pure engineering exercise, I really don't see the practicality, even to nutcases. Admittedly, nutcases might not be looking at this completely clearly however.