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Technically it’s for any printer capable of printing a firearm or the components of a firearm, which is…. every printer. What a bafflingly stupid proposal. If you’re in NY, please call your reps and tell them to oppose this bill.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 days ago

Luigi had no background to check.

This is pure flail.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Surely it would be much easier to require checks to buy ammunition.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

As a 2nd amendment loving American, I cosign your idea. I'm fine with getting a license to purchase more ammo.

However, I'll make my own before I pay extortion prices.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

As people told me yesterday, apparently my state (California) already does that.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 6 days ago (5 children)

new york will do anything but fix actual problems lmao

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

My guy, you got to look at it from the bigger perspective, the whole country will do anything buy fix actual problems

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Oh don't worry, there will be a third. And a fourth. And a... Well, more and more until it passes

It only has to pass once

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Political hackers.

The people have to be successful every time, but the political hackers have to successful just once.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What about a bunch of stepper motor and some plastic. Do I need a background check for that?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

Well, everyone knows only main boards have a serial number, so you need a permit for that. But the rest is a spare part, you can get it freely.

/s

[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 days ago (3 children)

This is braindead, are they gonna require background checks for the hardware store next?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

Don't forget sporting goods and kitchen supplies. Heck, you can get a bunch of decent knives in IKEA, better put furniture outlets on a watchlist.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago

Oh boy can’t wait for them to ban two pipes that fit inside each other and a nail.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

Again. This bill was introduced last year, by the same person, and it died at the time because of some grassroots actions. Now, the wording is slightly different (so it can be introduced again as a "different" bill), and it's being tried again.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Any engineer worth their salt can do this without a 3d printer. Idiots.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

Next up, you’re going to have to register your drill press, lathe, etc.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Im making a charcoal foundry. You gonna card me for briquettes bitchboy?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Make a community with a dude that makes potassium and another dude that makes sulfur and then you can really make things go off

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

Politicians are such profoundly unserious people.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

If you're european and ask yourself why 3D printed guns are such an issue in the US: It’s not because entire guns are easy to print (or printable at all), It’s because of their idiotic gun laws: in the US, the only controlled part is the receiver or frame, which often enough is made of plastic anyway, while the most important part -the barrel- is freely obtainable.

[...]frames or receivers of firearms are "firearms" as defined in the law and are subject to the same controls as complete firearms."

Germany has a similar law, except that every part of the gun is controlled.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Lol, I built a 3d printer with a 3d printer.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

You wouldn't download a 3D Printer!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

The wilson2 with 80/20 aluminum. Not too hard.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Yeah. The Voron printers are a good example

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Printcrime was not an instruction manual.

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