Comment on NY bill would require a criminal history background check for the purchase of a 3D printer

• Khotetsu@lib.lgbt ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Your average consumer grade 3d printer cannot print in metal. I looked into this at one point for jewelry, and you need commercial printers that cost thousands upon thousands of dollars for most metals.

  Having said that, yes, 3d printing guns has reached a point where people can make 100% 3d printed full auto guns in pistol calibers. In fact, that’s exactly what the Burmese resistance groups are using to fight back against the genocidal regime in their country. Because nobody in the international community cares enough to support them with military arms, but they can get 3d printers to print enough guns that they can kill and loot soldiers for better guns.

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  • superguy@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You don’t need to print in metal to make a functional 3D printed gun.

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    • Khotetsu@lib.lgbt ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I meant to put it in my second paragraph, but I meant 100% printed PLA full auto guns chambered in pistol calibers (with maybe some basic metal parts inside). I’m not really into the gun part of 3d printing, but I keep an eye on it because there’s been a lot of innovation there that has changed manufacturing ideas in the rest of the 3d printing world. They figured out how to rifle a metal barrel with nothing more than a bucket of saltwater and an electric current, no milling machines or anything required! We definitely aren’t in the world of one-shot pistols using rubber bands in the trigger anymore.

      There used to be a fantastic documentary on the history of 3d printed guns I would recommend people watch by a channel on YouTube called 3d Print General, which mostly does 3d printer reviews and stuff, but the video recently got deleted by YouTube, despite some of the VICE videos showing more about how to actually make 3d printed guns than his documentary.

      But the thing I always want to make clear to people is that the vast majority of people printing guns are the equivalent of the guys making kit cars in their garage - hobbyists, not criminals. Because you can buy a $200+ printer and spend the time learning how to use it, or you can go to a state with no gun laws and buy a cheap pistol for $150 from a gun shop.

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      • superguy@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        But the thing I always want to make clear to people is that the vast majority of people printing guns are the equivalent of the guys making kit cars in their garage - hobbyists, not criminals.

        Yes, you want to make this clear because you’re concerned about regulation. This is a political issue that you’re mentioning, nothing more.

        I was merely stating that you don’t need to print in metal to make a functional 3D printed gun.

        The VICE video I mentioned has everyone who is printing 3D guns eager to specify their stance on the political talking point, just as you did.

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