More People Use a Gun in Self-Defense Each Year Than Die in Car Accidents

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  1. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    3D printed guns, what do you guys think? Protected by 2A? Can’t see how gun manufacturers would like this at all.
     
  2. Bengal B

    Bengal B Founding Member

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    I don't think it will ever be such a big thing that it would cut into gun sales. If I had a printed gun I would be concerned that it might blow up when I fired it. The manufacturers of quality firearms make them to pretty exacting standards.
     
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  3. mancha

    mancha Alabama morghulis

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    By the letter of the law, yes it is protected. It doesn't distinguish how a weapon is made, just the right to wield it. Can't wait to see how these are 'legally' distributed. A recipe can be downloaded on the internet and made in the home. Can't wait until cops are busting kids on the street with these untraceable guns.
     
  4. Bengal B

    Bengal B Founding Member

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    If they are ever legally distributed it will be because the big gun makers will be printing them. I wouldn't be afraid to fire one made by Browning, S&W, Colt, Glock, etc.

    I would be afraid to fire one made by some bubba who wanted to diversify from his meth lab business.
     
  5. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    There were blueprints put online in 2017 that were downloaded 400,000 times before being taken offline.
     
  6. LSUTiga

    LSUTiga TF Pubic Relations

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    Can't be right. Doesn't seem like NOLA and Chicago would be in the green according to that legend.
     
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  7. LSUTiga

    LSUTiga TF Pubic Relations

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    This is just my thoughts and could be wrong.

    Gang members and drug dealers won't go through all that trouble for a gun cause they don't need to.
    The head cases that shoot up a place probably won't have the desire (and likely means) to go through all that trouble- which I assume it is to have access to machines that will do that.
     
  8. Bengal B

    Bengal B Founding Member

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    You can buy 3d printers of different sizes online or some stores. I wouldn't be surprised if they have them at Best Buy or Office Depot.
     
  9. LSUTiga

    LSUTiga TF Pubic Relations

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    So how do you go from that to a piece of metal? You can't print metal.
     
  10. Bengal B

    Bengal B Founding Member

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    Plastic
     

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