From who are these awful ideas in California governing coming from
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But like.. are they going to prohibit all forms of melding materials into a shape? You can make a shank out of a stick rubbed on a rock ffs.
Back when 3D printers were brand-new, I was at a college event where the Engineering Club had one on display. I stopped to watch it, and spoke with the kid who had built it. He was a Freshman, and had built it during the previous summer, because he wanted to come to college and make an instant splash in the Engineering Department.
He certainly succeeded, because he was the one in the booth that everybody wanted to talk to, while the upperclassmen that hadn't accomplished anything, sat in the back of the booth and glowered at the Freshman upstart.
So anyway, if they ban them, we'll just build them.
I believe the entire goal of RepRap was to build a machine that could build all the parts needed to build another machine. Most of the parts for a lot of machines are either 3d printable or bog-standard off-the-shelf parts that could be used for millions of other things. I have a feeling the really scary target would be software, something similar to the draconian age-verification BS being run around.
That's kind of what they already want to do, or are trying to do with this legislation. And the age verification stuff has no exception for open-source. The people behind this stuff absolutely want to kill any and all open source, both hardware and software.
I don't see how they could realistically target Marlin firmware. It's incredibly straightforward software/firmware that could easily be forked and duplicated. Even the old driver boards (Ramps) were originally hand-made pcb's designed by fellow hobbyists.
They make it illegal to distribute, install, use, etc. They make it illegal to sell, distribute, build, etc. any printer that can run on Marlin (hoping to force manufacturers to block anyone installing non-oem firmware on the machines at all).
I'm not saying it's reasonable or feasible, but the people making the laws clearly don't know or care about any of that.
Edit - If they make enough stuff illegal, they don't need to catch you breaking the law when they decide to arrest you. They just arrest you and then figure out which crimes you were committing.
This is called the proliferation of technology, its useless to fight it, and also one of humanities greatest existential threats.
Sooner or later building a nuke in your backyard is going to be just as easy.
Just FYI, I am full pro 3d printer, love mine. Looking into a second one now.
Do nothing about school shootings. Destroy hobbies and manufacturing instead. America is rotting from the inside.
America has been rotting from the inside since WW2 (MIC, FBI and CIA terrorism, etc), then supercharged with Reagan. Frankly, it's surprising it took this long.
Ironically wasn't America's most "prosperous" era after WW2.
And this is fucking progressive ass Cali.
The left and the right can't stop fucking with their bases long enough to fix real problem.
jesus fucking christ the kind of person who has a machine dialled in enough to print a functional weapon that will actually work and not come apart in their hands or blow off their face is the sort of person who will also have the means and wherewithal to obtain a conventional weapon. And they will most likely turn to the latter if they want to do harm.
It wont stop anyone looking to print a silencer. It will just make it closed source and pay per print. Its a idiots solution.
Is California just gone fucking mad after newscum? What is up with all these fucked up legislations against private freedom?
they specifically only became supportive of restrictions on personal firearms after minorities started carrying them for protection from law enforcement overreach. It was a whole thing with then-governor Ronald Reagan
Correct. They only care about this stuff because they don't want anyone to use it on them.
If you don't believe me, just note how basically every single weapons ban written in the US magically has an exception for law enforcement carved into it. So... We (not me, but all you Californian people) can't have, say, a butterfly knife but for some reason the cops can? What do they need it for that we don't, exactly?
I don't know who newscum is but this state loves inventing new and exciting types of red tape
Is the last one you're referring to the age verification one? If so, you should know that was good legislation that makes it easy to block federal attempts at something far worse.
That's one way do deal with the traffic: just make your state so shitty place to live that everyone moves elsewhere.
So try and ban 3D printing guns, because that's too dangerous. But still sell guns at wallmarkt to be bought without background checks? I have the feeling something is a little off here...
FFS, you still need a bg check to buy from Walmart. There's plenty of things to point out to fight for sane gun laws without making shit up.
Maybe spend 5 minutes looking into it before commenting on something you know nothing about.
Well, you asked for it lol.
you could easily show me a source with the number of victims of 3d printed fire weapons, legally owned commercial fire weapons and illegally owned commercial fire weapons, in California or the US as a whole.
For starters, no one in the US is doing this. There is no source for the number of victims of 3D printed firearms anywhere, the best you're going to get is from the limited places where authorities are tracking the number of crimes involving "ghost guns", which could be a 3D printed firearm, a home manufactured firearm by other means, or (most commonly) a legally purchased firearm which has had the serial number removed. Everytown (puke) has some statistics claiming 208 murders or shootings linked to a ghost gun and 134 "recoveries" of ghost guns, nationally since 2013. As you can see, that's not a lot. My point is, you're right that ghost guns aren't really a big problem, but that's not because they aren't viable as firearms. I think this is a moot point anyway, there are over 400 million guns in the US and millions more every year. The cat is so far out of the bag that it returned with a litter of kittens which are also out of the bag. Trying to control gun crime in the US by limiting supply is futile, but it looks good on a political platform so it's gonna keep happening.
But that's not even really what I was commenting on. The idea that FDM printing is not viable for home manufacturing firearms is at least 10 years out of date. First, it's important to understand that in the US, the "critical" part is the one that's legally considered the firearm. Every design has a serialized part which is legally "the gun" and which you (generally) must pass a background check to obtain. Everything else to construct a firearm is available online shipped directly to your door or over the counter without any kind of background check, at least in the vast majority of states. Even in the places where that's not legal (like California has recently done), it's very easy to for anyone trying to dodge that law to do so.
As an example, one of the most commonly 3D printed firearms is a Glock. With glocks, the frame is the serialized part. It's already made of polymer. So most people 3D print a frame, generally from PLA, and buy the rest of the parts to assemble the firearm. This is what Luigi (allegedly) popped a CEO with. In his case, he also 3D printed a suppressor which rendered his gun no longer semi auto, which would happen with a factory glock too, but generally these 3D printed glocks are nearly as viable as a "real" one for at least a few thousand rounds. I'm not gonna bother linking directly to anything here because again, most commonly 3D printed gun. Put "3D printed glock" into youtube.
For a more "real" scenario, you can take a look at Myanmar, where rebel forces have been 3D printing firearms to fight the Junta directly, in combat. They've mostly used the FGC-9, which, while not 100% 3D printed, does not require any "real" firearm parts to produce. Everything you need can either be 3D printed or acquired at a hardware store. You can even produce a rifled barrel at home (PDF warning) using a 3D printed jig and ECM.These 3D printed guns have mostly been a means to acquire actual military firearms from the Junta itself, but it worked, so these guns have been successfully employed by teenagers against a state military force.
For some other examples, here is the Orca (3D printed AR-15), the Plastikov (3D printed AKM), the mac n cheese (3D printed mac 10) This one is extra fun because you can get a set of "wind chimes" to complete your build. There's also the NylAUG, a surplus AUG parts kit which can be purchased over the counter with a receiver 3D printed in Nylon. Hell, the US army 3D printed a 40MM grenade launcher nearly a decade ago, and there are DYI versions too. There are many, many more designs. I think I've made my point.
The functional core components of a Glock are not made from organic polymers, for a reason.
Neither are the core functional parts on a 3D printed glock. They use the exact same pressure bearing components, because those components are easily available. What's less available is a frame, and 3D printing solves that problem.
It is really like with all those other tools that can produce such a frame just as well.
What other tools? What other tools are available that can produce a glock frame of similar quality and with similar ease as a decent quality 3D printer for a similar price? (~$300)
But then, if you say most people print it with PLA you might have a strong point that most people 3d printing that don’t know what they are doing or don’t care about PLA’s serious limitations for that application, and do it anyway.
They know perfectly well what they doing and that PLA is a perfectly viable material for the application. Glock frames are not pressure bearing parts, and PLA is plenty strong. I'm saying this with confidence because it is not a hypothetical. People have built these guns and shot thousands of rounds through them without issue.
I wouldn’t consider using a 3D printed jig … and ECM as a part being produced by 3d printing. A helper part is for producing it by other means is 3d printed. Again, plenty of alternative methods to do so.
You don't have to consider it, it's been done and it works. Making rifled barrels is not trivial. This method is certainly possible without 3D printing but is made much easier with 3D printing. What is another method of producing a rifled 9x19 barrel at home that's easier than 3D printing a jig, and running some chemicals through hydraulic tubing with a fishtank pump in a bucket? Please link an example.
Are they all going to be restricted?
I don't know. I'm not advocating for restrictions. People have been making guns at home in the United States since before the founding of the country and they will continue to do so whether it's legal or not, regardless of the availability of 3D printers. Even trying to regulate the printers themselves is assinine, there's too many open source designs and software. Anyone sufficient motivated will get one. Trying to regulate printers in the name of gun violence is a none solution to problem that barely exists.
All I'm saying is that 3D printing has absolutely made the home manufacturing of firearms more accessible than it has ever been, and those firearms are perfectly viable weapons.
Coming back around, this is your original claim.
that the whole 3D printers are dangerous weapon manufacturing sources is BS. 3D printers, at least those affordable to hobbyists are a damn poor choice for creating fire weapons. Yes, you can print some non-critical parts but that’s about it.
And now we're here.
it is a fairly easy method and can enable cost effective low number production, yes it can. So yes, if you will, then it has made it more accessible for those things.
So I think I've made my point.
How the fuck is this getting upvoted when it isn't remotely based in reality?
Because you can buy guns at Walmart, maybe not in California, but they sell guns in approximately half of their stores in the US.
You can also go to gun shows and buy guns without a background check.
But of course you're correct, he was wrong, It's not as easy as going to Walmart to get a gun without a background check. It's actually MUCH EASIER than that in more than half the US. You can just go online and pay for someone to send you a gun without any background check, site unseen, from the comfort of your own home.
I'm not sure how buying a gun at a gun show sans background check is easier than if Walmart didn't require a background check, but regardless, the premise of their statement (that Walmart doesn't require background checks) is factually incorrect. You're moving the goalpost. And no, you can't just pay for a gun online and have it shipped to you. That's not how that works, not legally at least.
Wow, talk about moving goal posts... You were all enraged with his conflating Walmart and private sales, but have no problems making up stuff that I didn't say.
As for online sales:
"According to the ATF, any unlicensed person -meaning not a Federal Firearms Licensee- may transfer a firearm to another unlicensed person residing in the same state as long as that person is not barred from owning a gun.
This means it's perfectly legal under federal law to transfer your gun to another person without any extra steps as long as they are allowed to own a firearm.
There is no federal requirement for having a license to do so, and you don't need to fill out any paperwork.
As long as you're both residents of the same state, your transaction is essentially unrestricted."
So how about state laws you ask?
"Private Transfers of Firearms
Wyoming does not regulate private sales and transfers of firearms".
I didn't make anything up, but it looks like misread your comment. My bad, but when you start throwing out shit that didn't have anything to do with the comment I replied to, that can easily happen. Regardless, neither of those links say you can purchase a gun online and have it shipped directly to you. I'm not aware of that happening anywhere or any mechanisms to facilitate that anywhere. That's not a thing that happens.
Can you motherfuckers stop passing these shitty laws that make the whole world worse??? Has a single good tech-oriented bill come from the USA per 10 other terrible bills?
I'm not US based and my country is always too late to anything to implement something like this, but what the fuck is happening in the US with all this stupid regulations?
The wealthy are trying to make a final power grab and pivot us into authoritarianism, but they need to move all the pieces into place before they can make it final.
I suspect it just indicates the excessive power of corporate lobbyists.
This will likely not pass, as, at least, it's against the first amendment.
The first amendment does not cover the right to manufacture arms.
Welcome, all of you who are finally coming to the realization that over-regulation is real, and a real problem.
Overregulation and underregulation are both problematic, so it's not an easy thing to get right. But sometimes you get the impression a regulation is all agenda and very little thought (e.g. this one in California, and the FCC's recent banning of foreign-made home routers).
This seems dumb. I can imagine users making gun designs that look like dinosaurs. All that is really going to happen is it's going to be illegal to print shoes here in ten years. 😆
Burn sacramento to the ground. Wed lose some good art, a great thai restaurant, and an amtrak station.

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