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In reply to the discussion: I'm all for a total ban on semi-automatic guns [View all]Hugabear
(10,340 posts)Not quite so easy to make your own guns.
Oh, I know...I'm sure you'll point out that it's actually quite easy to manufacture a gun in your house by using your Hasbro "Easy-Gun Oven". Fact of the matter is that you would need specialized equipment to make a functional semi-automatic gun. If it were so damned easy for anyone to make, then why do so many people flock to gun shows and pay hundreds or thousands of dollars, if they can just make them at home?
And even with the arrival of 3D printers in the house - you still need the instructions and templates for creating such weapons. This can be taken care of by requiring 3D printers to have special controls, just like how we have printers that do not allow you to print your own money, or copyrighted works. And for those that persist and still create their own guns - if they get caught with those guns, then they get arrested.
But I highly doubt that you'd see home-made guns with the same proliferation that you see home-grown pot.