3D printing will require new laws

Rubbish, there's nothing existing legislation can't cover. It's illegal to manufacture any weapon capable of firing a bullet, whether you do it by hand or using a 3D printer. There's no need for extra legislation.
 
Can't wait to print my first Clock!! Hurry up technology
 
This seems like some really old news. These same concerns were raised more than a year ago (might even be 2 years ago).
 
Qrox said:
This seems like some really old news. These same concerns were raised more than a year ago (might even be 2 years ago).
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Why would a criminal go through the trouble of printing a gun when he can get one on the corner or tavern for the price of a couple of beers?
 
Vegeta said:
Why would a criminal go through the trouble of printing a gun when he can get one on the corner or tavern for the price of a couple of beers?
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Prob since the printed ones aren't traceable at all. Sure buying a gun on the street is prob also going to be next to impossible to link to you, but with a printed one you could probably shoot and then just melt the evidence or something.

I do think there are some concerns with the printed guns, but I doubt that too many people will be making them. After all, if you don't know what you are doing, then I think its quite easy for that printed gun to blow your hand off.
 
Qrox said:
Prob since the printed ones aren't traceable at all. Sure buying a gun on the street is prob also going to be next to impossible to link to you, but with a printed one you could probably shoot and then just melt the evidence or something.
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Why can't you melt a regular gun? Plastic and steel has a melting point last time i checked. The main concern is probably that metal detectors can't detect it. But bullets can be detected so what is a gun without bullets? But really why bother there are already easier ways available to criminals.
 
Vegeta said:
Why can't you melt a regular gun? Plastic and steel has a melting point last time i checked. The main concern is probably that metal detectors can't detect it. But bullets can be detected so what is a gun without bullets? But really why bother there are already easier ways available to criminals.
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Think its a lot easier to melt a plastic gun than to try and melt a metal one, but anyway.

I agree with you. There are definitely easier ways to go about doing things for criminals.
 
deweyzeph said:
Rubbish, there's nothing existing legislation can't cover. It's illegal to manufacture any weapon capable of firing a bullet, whether you do it by hand or using a 3D printer. There's no need for extra legislation.
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+1
 
lol, can't wait till 3d printers = physical copies of anything you want or can imagine.
 
Stupid, next we'll require legislation for children's drawings.
 
deweyzeph said:
Rubbish, there's nothing existing legislation can't cover. It's illegal to manufacture any weapon capable of firing a bullet, whether you do it by hand or using a 3D printer. There's no need for extra legislation.
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I totally agree .
Some one has been smoking their sox .
 
Vegeta said:
Why can't you melt a regular gun? Plastic and steel has a melting point last time i checked. The main concern is probably that metal detectors can't detect it. But bullets can be detected so what is a gun without bullets? But really why bother there are already easier ways available to criminals.
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So you think a plastic bullet cant kill? give it enough momentum and it will kill
 
Magnum said:
So you think a plastic bullet cant kill? give it enough momentum and it will kill
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Plastic bullet won't be so easy to manufacture. Really anybody who has the skill to do it properly won't need a plastic printer in any case to do it.
 
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