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New York’s state budget could pass within days. Buried deep in the text is a provision that has nothing to do with balancing the books. Part C of the budget bill would require every 3D printer sold in New York to run surveillance software that scans every design file you create, and blocks anything an algorithm flags as a potential firearm component . A separate provision would expose researchers, journalists, and educators to felony charges simply for possessing or sharing certain design files.

edit: somebody complained the url isn't a eff domain, so here's the eff site linking to this petition/url: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/stop-new-yorks-attack-3d-printing

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[–] 83 points 3 months ago (3 children)

More laws written by people who have zero fucking idea what they're writing laws about.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago*

    The people writing the laws know exactly what they’re doing. Also, the people writing the laws are not necessarily the people passing the laws.

    Lobbyists often will write laws, and then wine and dine lawmakers to pass them.

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  • [–] 67 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 37 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    You don't need a 3D printer to make firearms. There are tons of guides on improvised weapons for self-defense.

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  • [–] 25 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 22 points 3 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    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?

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    it works for me, i checked just now

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 months ago

    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

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    I can print parts (and even invent them!) that I would otherwise have to order from China. And this with polymers that can be grown and recycled. That is definitely a huge improvement...

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