US Gov to explore requiring 3d printer manufacturers and software developers to contain controls to prevent users from manufacturing firearms components
US Gov to explore requiring 3d printer manufacturers and software developers to contain controls to prevent users from manufacturing firearms components
Justice Department officials are turning to the 3D-printing industry to help stop the proliferation of tiny pieces of plastic transforming semi-automatic weapons into illegal homemade machine guns on streets across America.
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They should put controls on lathes and mills to prevent making guns. Metal guns are a lot more effective than plastic guns anyways. /s
My understanding is that the metal parts are bought. The only part of a gun that is controlled legally is fine in plastic
This is basically how today's 3d printed guns work, but even still the gun isn't good for more then a few magazines afaik. So it's interesting as a way to create a gun that isn't serialized and the ATF can't trace, but it's not durable, and it still requires a good deal of precision engineering/cost, so its not feasible to print a truck-load and sell them for cheap.
The video kind of proves my point. It was janky, he fired <20bullets, and it jammed several times during the demo. Don't get me wrong, it's cool as hell, but yea not very practical for anything and certainly not durable enough to be a viable alternative to CNC/Milling.
How many mass shooters finish more than a few magazines? My guess is very few
Probably the same number that used 3d-printed guns.