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New York proposes background checks for 3D printer purchases — the bill combats 3D-printed guns
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From what, and to what? I loathe when I see percentage based metrics because they’re so incredibly easy to manipulate.
Until proven otherwise I’m going to assume that there was 1 and now there are 10. That’s 1000% increase for sure, but I’m not sure 10 instances is worth sweeping legislation.
“1000% increase” sure does sound scary though.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ghost-gun-use-crimes-1000-percent-rise-since-2017-atf-report/
That number does not make sense, it’s either 19M or 1.9M. Let’s be generous and assume that trailing 1 was a typo (consistent with the commas).
This would mean ghost guns accounted for 0.01% of all the gun traces. A number so negligible as to be irrelevant.
I’m standing by the “raised by 1000%” being a bit of sensationalism.