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I understand the intent, but feel that there are so many other loopholes that put much worse weapons on the street than a printer. Besides, my prints can barely sustain normal use, much less a bullet being fired from them. I would think that this is more of a risk to the person holding the gun than who it's pointing at.

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[–] Gigan 59 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Is this a real problem? How many crimes are being committed with 3D printed guns?

[–] SupraMario 56 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a rounding error... basically just politicians virtue signalling that they're doing something.

[–] MajesticSloth 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm reminded of Leland Yee. California politician who was in favor of gun control all while doing gun running stuff himself. Guess he felt gun control was good for business.

[–] SupraMario 3 points 1 year ago

Fast and furious...ATF gun running to the cartels...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

No, but often gun control is an "if it stops even one" type of thing. Most of it is predicated on mass shootings which are .001% of gun violence in an attempt to ban the gun that kills <500 out of 60,000 people a year.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Owning a ghost gun is a crime, right?

(Ignoring the fact that "ghost gun" is a meaningless and intentionally emotionally charged term)

In New York, yes. In the vast majority of the US, no. It's illegal to file the serial number off an existing firearm, but 100% legal in most states to manufacture your own unserialized firearms for personal use. Just cannot be sold/transferred.

I'd note the article you linked says nothing about how many of those are actually 3D printed, it is infinitely easier to deface the serial number on an existing firearm than it is to 3D print one.

[–] HardlightCereal 4 points 1 year ago

Ignoring the fact that "ghost gun" is a meaningless and intentionally emotionally charged term

A ghost gun is what Emporio used to escape from Pucci in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

From the picture in that article, those guns would blow up in the shooter's hand.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What a shame that would be