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Digging Into the Legal Status of 3-D Printed Guns
jfruh writes "Defense Distributed, a U.S. nonprofit that aims to make plans for guns available owners of 3-D printers, recently received a federal firearms license from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. That license doesn't cover semi-automatic weapons and machine guns, though — and there are questions about whether the legislation that defines that license really apply to the act of giving someone 3-D printing patterns. Experts on all sides of the issue seemed to agree that no clarification of the law would happen until a high-profile crime involving a 3-D printed weapon was committed."
"Experts on all sides of the issue seemd to agree that no clarification of the law would happen until a high-profile crime involving a 3-D printed weapon was committed."
Yes, let's just file this issue away until the problem is too pervasive to control. Nobody take responsibility. Brilliant.
The ineptitude of American politics and their reactionist mentality have slowly turned us into a de facto laissez-faire society. The reality is that our government is highly ineffective at dealing with modern issues, let alone proactively seeking to address potential concerns from emerging technologies. With gun issues at the forefront of today's political discussion, how is this not a topic that needs immediate attention?
Sure, but these weekend warriors don't do that.
They want a scary black gun so they can pretend to be real big strong men. Never mind that their grandpa's old Winchester would be a better tool for the task at hand.