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Gun control 'experts' want it illegal to buy a 3d printer in Australia, unless it has software blocking firearm printing (web.archive.org)
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All Australian states and territories ban 3D guns, but only some jurisdictions like New South Wales, Western Australia and Tasmania make it an offence to possess blueprints.

Experts are calling for retailers to play a greater role in choking the supply of 3D-printed guns in the wake of the Bondi shooting

Gun control groups are pushing for more laws that ban the importation of 3D printers if they do not have pre-installed software blocking firearm parts from being manufactured

Retailers offering 3D printers or 3D printing services would report customers suspected of building 3D-printed guns to the authorities under fresh calls for corporate Australia to play a role in thwarting access to the deadly weapons

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[–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

I think there are some printers that refuse to print pictures of currency.

Either way, having picked up an Ender 3 back in the day that is completely offline sounds better and better everyday.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    I think there are some printers that refuse to print pictures of currency.

    For currency that was a specific feature built into the currency itself. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation

    Guns/Weapons cannot have such a thing built into them as they are non-functional elements that can easily be omitted in whatever design you print. And since General AI isn't real, you can't expect any system to recognize if you are tryign to print a weapon. Honestly this is the same kind of intellectual bankruptcy that backs anti-cryptography bills.

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