Forbes: Why Untraceable 3-D Printed Guns Are A Benefit

[Kirk Freeman]

With the death of gun control via 3-D printing, Forbes magazine focuses on the positive, refocusing gun laws to the behaviour, not the object.

It's about time!

Why 3D-Printed Untraceable Guns Could Be Good For America - Forbes

 

[ar15]

This is good....real good..... no point in showing your entire hand.... act like you played all your cards ;-) element of surprise is key ;-)

 

[Boonl1776]

This story gets 24hrs, then out of the news cycle.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Until Cody unviels his printable AK-47!

 

[Fan blade]

Boon - you are right. 3D printers and guns are the headliners... they just combined two topics together to attract a headline.

 

[Boonl1776]

Ultimately the gun is made out of plastic, and cheap plastic at that. Can you imagine a plastic barrel withstanding the pressure of a .223 or .308 round? To the first guy that shoots one: takes some pictures of your hands for the scrapbook.

 

[level.eleven]

With the death of gun control via 3-D printing, Forbes magazine focuses on the positive, refocusing gun laws to the behaviour, not the object.

It's about time!

Why 3D-Printed Untraceable Guns Could Be Good For America - Forbes

On several occasions you've declared death upon gun control. Does Remington die as well?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

On several occasions you've declared death upon gun control.

Yeah, I'm prone to do that, well, that and mock rhino.

 

[MikeDVB]

Ultimately the gun is made out of plastic, and cheap plastic at that. Can you imagine a plastic barrel withstanding the pressure of a .223 or .308 round? To the first guy that shoots one: takes some pictures of your hands for the scrapbook.

Same thing with glass holding back water - take 1/8" glass and have it hold back 500,000 gallons and you're going to have broken glass... Take 10" Glass and try the same thing .

It may or may not be a one-fire sort of situation, but I imagine the plastic would have to be prreeettttyyyyyy thick.

 

[rich8483]

Ultimately the gun is made out of plastic, and cheap plastic at that. Can you imagine a plastic barrel withstanding the pressure of a .223 or .308 round? To the first guy that shoots one: takes some pictures of your hands for the scrapbook.

only the part of the gun with the serial number that would require a back ground check would be 3d printed out of plastic, as in the frame or reciever. the rest can simply be ordered as replacement parts from places like brownells so you can have a real barrel, real bolt. etc.

 

[ZombieApocolypse]

Speaking of this.....

California, New York and DC look to ban 3D-printed guns ? RT USA

 

[Blackhawk2001]

With the death of gun control via 3-D printing, Forbes magazine focuses on the positive, refocusing gun laws to the behaviour, not the object.

It's about time!

Why 3D-Printed Untraceable Guns Could Be Good For America - Forbes

Oooh! Someone else who thinks as I do that we ought to get away from "pre-crime" laws and concentrate on those who actually commit crimes. And "innocent until proven guilty;" great idea!

 

[rich8483]

Oooh! Someone else who thinks as I do that we ought to get away from "pre-crime" laws and concentrate on those who actually commit crimes. And "innocent until proven guilty;" great idea!

i think a lot of people agree with that. only not enough of them are in power.

 

[MikeDVB]

Oooh! Someone else who thinks as I do that we ought to get away from "pre-crime" laws and concentrate on those who actually commit crimes. And "innocent until proven guilty;" great idea!

But! But! But! But! But the children!