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Australian State Bans Possession of Blueprints For 3D Printing Firearms (computerworld.com.au)

angry tapir writes: Possessing files that can be used to 3D print firearms will soon be illegal in the Australian state of New South Wales after new legislation, passed last week by state parliament, comes into effect. Possessing files for 3D printing guns will be punishable by up to 14 years in prison. The provisions "are targeted at criminals who think they can steal or modify firearms or manufacture firearms from 3D blueprints," NSW's justice minister, Troy Grant, said when introducing the bill in the state's lower house on 27 October. "Those who think they can skirt the law will find themselves facing some of the toughest penalties for firearms offences in this country," Grant said.

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  1. Re:What idiocy by Dog-Cow · · Score: 2, Informative

    In the past several weeks, Israeli police and citizens have been gunning down Arab idiots who are stabbing people and ramming their cars into people. Many, many times, the Arab is killed before killing anyone. Tell us again how not having guns would keep us safer? There'd probably be several hundred dead Israelis at this point, if not for guns.

    I know to shit heads like you, Israeli lives don't matter, but to real people, guns are a good thing.