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California Passes Backdoor Bill to Control the 3D Printing Hobby and Spy on Small Designers, Prototypers, and Hobbyists (www.techspot.com)
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This first bill allows the state of California to regulate and oversee all 3D prints in the name of public safety.

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[–] 6 points 5 months ago (1 child)

and to be clear to naive: you can't actually 3D print a gun. You can make parts that can be smithed together with metal parts to make a working gun. There are some fully plastic designs, but no way would I shoot those twice.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    with metal parts to make a working gun.

    That's always convention "forgotten" in all these breathless "think of the children" arguments.

    You can't fully 3-d print a working gun that isn't as dangerous to the user as it is to the target.

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