More laws written by people who have zero fucking idea what they're writing laws about.
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Literally Think of the firearms!
Most people effected by this will be normies browsing for a printer for their kids. No one illegally printing guns will give any kind of a fuck when they have a garage full of DIY printers.
So yeah, it's just another way to spy on people.
Don't even need a DIY printer. No software is going to figure out every way it's possible to split up a firearm into smaller parts that can be glued or screwed together.
You don't need a 3D printer to make firearms. There are tons of guides on improvised weapons for self-defense.
Exactly. Once the infrastructure is there, they can slowly start banning anything they want. They can DMCA physical items since they were shared through digital means. Broken parts fixed by 3d printing are “circumventing the digital lock” of not wanting you to print a part yourself.
The physical world now has a Terms of Service, and you implicitly agreed by existing.
And if they cared about kids, they'd do something about school shootings, like go after parents.
Reminds me of how nobody can own fertilizer after the Oklahoma City bombing.
Pffft!
people have been making zip guns from hardware stores for years.
The gun industry has a huge business in selling parts no questions asked. The idea that you can print a functional gun out of plastic is bad science fiction.
This is more about fighting right to repair.
California is trying this shit as well. It makes no goddamn sense.
If I wanted a gun, I'd go buy one. What a fucking joke. There are more guns than people here, what the fuck is this even accomplishing?
Paving the way towards giving overreaching governments and corporations power over what you're allowed to print
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If they block you from printing guns with a 3D printer, you could print a 3D printer that doesn't have this limitation and use that instead.
A separate provision would expose researchers, journalists, and educators to felony charges simply for possessing or sharing certain design files.
you could yes but you can bet your ass circumventing those regulations will be a felony as well
Or just say fuck you and print guns to protect your printer when they try to take it. Also install Octoprint.
Fuck. I should not have bought a Bambu. This is going to mess with my machine when they update the firmware.
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