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California’s 3D Printer Law Would Criminalize Open Source, Enshittify The 3D Printing Space (www.techdirt.com)
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[–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Also, not every gun is lethal. It is perfectly acceptable to make nerf guns. The law in Canada for example is it just needs to have below a certain muzzle velocity.

This is more a US gun culture issue than a 3D printer issue, and they're just trying to scapegoat things.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    From the research I did awhile back it seemed you could trace this lobbying straight back to gun manufacturers. This is NOT about public safety and it is about keeping disruptive competition out of the market.

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