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this post was submitted on 05 Jul 2026
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Author: Michael Lydick. I'm guessing his middle name is Claude.
What, no way, who ever could have seen that coming?
This is so stupid.
My understanding is that you can’t make a gun from 100% 3D printed plastic parts. Why don’t you just regulate those final parts makers?
While 100% is currently impractical, you can actually print 95% of a gun for 22lr. You need a nail for a fireing pin a barrel insert, and spings you can get from a nerf gun. That said, you could use the same to convert a nerf gun.
I'm also not talking about the single shot proto gun you've seen, I'm talking about a scaled model of a 1911. Guns are so fucking simple and regulation is like trying to prevent lock picking.
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Its a silly strawman.
For the same reason that it would be better to regulate polluters than to expect individuals to recycle their waste en masse. Regulating this at an individual level is demonstrably less effective, given that the recovery of self-created guns used in crimes has increased significantly in recent years.
Whether anti-gun 3D-printing algorithms will even work isn't certain yet, but I'm all for giving it a try and forcing people to risk acquiring said weapons via legit manufacturers and shops which may be more traceable or risk the black market.
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Are they cracking down on 85% receivers? I mean those pose a much bigger risk
85% is a firearm, 80% is a fancy paperweight. No DVs from me just want to keep everyone straight on the law
/source: me I make 80% guns from time to time, next is a Glock 19