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Only good guys with 3D printers will be able to stop this n/t Blandocyte May 2013 #1
+1 OrwellwasRight May 2013 #44
LOL! CarrieLynne May 2013 #45
Humans....geez............just what the world needs.....a homemade plastic gun... Gin May 2013 #2
We love discovering new ways to kill one another. Heather MC May 2013 #81
Link please? azurnoir May 2013 #3
NPR has it here Whoopdedoo May 2013 #7
ummm thanks n/t azurnoir May 2013 #8
That's not the link to the article in the OP. See post #4... n/t Turborama May 2013 #11
Sorry, Kelvin Mace May 2013 #10
thanks azurnoir May 2013 #14
Link Turborama May 2013 #4
Barrel is still made of metal, the pistol is then built around the barrel. Ikonoklast May 2013 #5
For now, Kelvin Mace May 2013 #12
Actually no, the barrel is polymer too NickB79 May 2013 #21
You are correct, I see they placed a piece of steel inside the frame to make it detectable. Ikonoklast May 2013 #33
The original "Liberator" gun was pipoman May 2013 #6
Home made guns are nothing new... tinrobot May 2013 #9
Not quite Kelvin Mace May 2013 #16
A simple gun can be as simple as a pipe and a shotgun shell... tinrobot May 2013 #25
Describe "forseeable future" Kelvin Mace May 2013 #40
3D printers are already under $2000... tinrobot May 2013 #49
All you would need is a few basic tools, and the raw materials. Ikonoklast May 2013 #35
Again, more sophisticated Kelvin Mace May 2013 #36
You don't need $8000.00 to make one. Ikonoklast May 2013 #39
Prices will fall Kelvin Mace May 2013 #41
Still way more than fifty bucks, or less. Ikonoklast May 2013 #46
Hop on over to your local state prison and ask to see their homemade firearms collection - created jtuck004 May 2013 #55
This message was self-deleted by its author cui bono May 2013 #54
Related article regarding Senator Schumer's Sunday news presser below Tx4obama May 2013 #13
I am quite sure they will be able to make them illegal Kelvin Mace May 2013 #17
Kiddie porn is easy to make too. We still make it illegal. baldguy May 2013 #51
More Schumer quotes in the article below Tx4obama May 2013 #48
Schumer will have some First Amendment problems with that legislation. N/T GreenStormCloud May 2013 #57
That will be funny to see the NRA say there is a gun they don't like. Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #15
They'll frame it as a concern for safety Orrex May 2013 #19
No they won't. Savannahmann May 2013 #24
They don't care about safety. They care about money. Orrex May 2013 #26
Again, no they won't. Savannahmann May 2013 #29
I still disagree with you, but you make an interesting case Orrex May 2013 #37
They will object when someone tries to pass a law. Savannahmann May 2013 #50
Sigh. Orrex May 2013 #53
Might be believable but they defended $60 Ravens... Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #27
The NRA is concerned with gun manufacturers, period. tinrobot May 2013 #28
I would expect gun manufacturers to ramp up production of 3-D gun printers. MotherPetrie May 2013 #43
Why can't these "patriots" just 3D print things like an exact model of the Mayflower? Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #58
Good question! It's certainly loaded with enough phallic symbols. OTOH, they don't shoot anything MotherPetrie May 2013 #61
They won't have to say anything. Kablooie May 2013 #82
This unnecessarily and unfairly targets cosmicone May 2013 #18
I object because it infringes upon my plans to print my own customized LEGO elements. Orrex May 2013 #20
omg genius, i think this is how i will buying one to my wife. loli phabay May 2013 #34
Wait a couple of years until they get the tolerances tighter Orrex May 2013 #38
That is so cool! Pterodactyl May 2013 #59
Well, given that these things Kelvin Mace May 2013 #23
So question. Does this mean the NRA will oppose background checks for 3D printers? Savannahmann May 2013 #22
Jeez, and I can't even print a 3 page spreadsheet without a F'ing paper jam! n/t hughee99 May 2013 #30
Is that you, Samir? kentauros May 2013 #64
PC load letter? What the fuck does that mean? n/t hughee99 May 2013 #66
Make it illegal like printing money Politicalboi May 2013 #31
Bittorrent and Tor Kelvin Mace May 2013 #42
Mandate a "V Chip" in all 3-D printers mwrguy May 2013 #32
Two problems with that. Pterodactyl May 2013 #60
There's all sorts of ways to put markers in the polys used. marble falls May 2013 #47
Helpful Kelvin Mace May 2013 #70
But that is true about any gun. Balistics work only if the gun hasn't been 'disapeared'. marble falls May 2013 #74
A gun made of plastic Kelvin Mace May 2013 #75
3D Printer? Staples Says, 'Yeah, We've Got That' Purveyor May 2013 #52
Heck, they could just print it after they get on the plane! grahamhgreen May 2013 #56
The printer is a bit bullky Kelvin Mace May 2013 #69
LOL. The TSA is a scam: grahamhgreen May 2013 #76
Not to sound fatalist XVI_Eyes May 2013 #62
Yeah---but just watch the battle that pro-gun militants wage.... Paladin May 2013 #63
Okay, kentauros May 2013 #65
No - if making and distributing the plans is legal then there is no criminal liability hack89 May 2013 #67
Okay, thanks. kentauros May 2013 #71
Good question Kelvin Mace May 2013 #68
Thank you. kentauros May 2013 #72
Told ya. sofa king May 2013 #73
Cody Wilson's motto: Turbineguy May 2013 #77
It should be called the Darwinator Snake Plissken May 2013 #78
on the big bang theory howard and raj made little dolls of themselves w/a 3-d printer orleans May 2013 #79
When I first heard about this technology Kelvin Mace May 2013 #80
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