3-D Guns

[mtangelsfan]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/3d-printed-gun-blueprints-already-180545463.html

I am not sure how I feel about these.   I do feel that any existing laws should apply to these guns as well.

[Adam]

In general anything that disrupts the government's monopoly on violence, I support. 

[gotbeer]

The thing is, these 3d printed guns have been around for years.  Since the first 3d printers have been introduced.

[Jason]

I know nothing about 3D printing. Isn't it rather expensive to buy a machine and print out the gun? I would imagine the market for this would be really small. Do the blueprints fall under the 1st amendment? 

[Jason]

They are a ways off from being legit. Shit broke after 3 or 4 shots

[Jason]

@mtangelsfan thanks for starting this thread. It's forced me to look into this kind of stuff. Personally, I think it's just something to get the anti-gun crowd into a fit about. I think they'd need to ban 3D printing to prevent someone from making one. The metal gun in the article costs more than a custom made Jesse James firearm. 

https://3dprint.com/139537/3d-printed-guns/

[gotbeer]

19 minutes ago, Jason said:

I know nothing about 3D printing. Isn't it rather expensive to buy a machine and print out the gun? I would imagine the market for this would be really small. Do the blueprints fall under the 1st amendment? 

Printers are getting more and more affordable.  You could by a simple one for a few hundred.  

The thing with these plastic guns are they are pretty much one or two shot max.  Again, you could make it out of stuff at Home Depot and achieve the same goals of single shot guns.  I know of people who were doing just this about 20-30 years ago.  

This is just something the anti gun put out there to rile the stupid up.  

[Jason]

40 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Printers are getting more and more affordable.  You could by a simple one for a few hundred.  

The thing with these plastic guns are they are pretty much one or two shot max.  Again, you could make it out of stuff at Home Depot and achieve the same goals of single shot guns.  I know of people who were doing just this about 20-30 years ago.  

This is just something the anti gun put out there to rile the stupid up.  

I wonder if there are any stats on crimes committed with a 3D printed gun?

[Adam]

I listened to this podcast a week or so ago. Love Michael  Malice

 

[Tank]

As soon as these start being used to commit crimes, congress will act, and I think that's appropriate.

[Rico]

Reminds me of the Clint Eastwood movie "In the Line of Fire."  Basically a guy makes a plastic gun so he can get past metal detectors and assassinate the President.  Pretty good movie.

[Jason]

9 hours ago, Tank said:

As soon as these start being used to commit crimes, congress will act, and I think that's appropriate.

10 years if you get caught using one in a crime. Whether someone died or not 

[Tank]

This is from ACSD, an educational journal. They bring up a very valid point about 3D guns and schools.

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2018/07/could_3d-printed_guns_bypass_policies_designed_to_keep_schools_safe.html

[Thomas]

I am a bit bemused by this idea that the dissemination of the printing schematics will be in any way influenced by legislation.  How many years has everyone been using the internet again?

[Adam]

I don't like the State's chances to stop an unstoppable force. I'm sure they'll go down swinging, which will cost us quite a bit of money as well as political brain cells

[Adam]

Religion is the only thing I can think of that has transformed violent men into peaceful men. I say we continue to condemn it! What do you all think?

[Rico]

On 7/31/2018 at 5:51 PM, Adam said:

I listened to this podcast a week or so ago. Love Michael  Malice

 

This Wilson dude was caught fiddling a 16 year old girl.

[Adam]

7 hours ago, Rico said:

This Wilson dude was caught fiddling a 16 year old girl.

I was reading about it. He basically paid her for sex. What a creep. He’s screwed. Since he fled I bet he gets the max 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

On 8/1/2018 at 7:31 AM, Thomas said:

I am a bit bemused by this idea that the dissemination of the printing schematics will be in any way influenced by legislation.  How many years has everyone been using the internet again?

My experience has been that those who try to legislate the internet know damned little about it.

[Lou]

there's a better way to make a gun. or am I the only one here that has watched Woody Allen's "Take the Money and Run"? 

[mtangelsfan]

8 hours ago, Lou said:

there's a better way to make a gun. or am I the only one here that has watched Woody Allen's "Take the Money and Run"? 

As long as it doesn't rain.