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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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[–] kylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Time to get stl files op on i2p postman!

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

Assembly Bill 2047, the California Firearm Printing Prevention Act, passed the state Assembly by 58 votes to 19 and has moved to the Senate.

[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 days ago (4 children)
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

2D printers already have government mandated shit in them to prevent printing and scanning dollar bills.

[–] shuvit@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

And yellow dots have been around since (at least) the 80s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots

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[–] Bluedragon012@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (8 children)

What's next? Monitoring ink printers? you gonna stop me from printing out an image of (insert copyright charater here)? Oh yha, they would of they could. Many wernt going to make weapons, but now they might just to defend themselves. Good job. /s

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[–] deacon@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

Glad I got one with open source firmware before it all goes totally to shit

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Politicians - the original Backdoor Sluts

[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 6 days ago

This is fucking insane.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

When printed guns are outlawed, something something

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