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by bluescrn 8 hours ago
Of course the vast majority of people opposing this bill have zero interest in manufacturing firearms.

I 3D print as a hobby, mostly items related to retro computing/gaming and things like Gridfinity storage boxes.

But I value my privacy, and don't want governments scanning my models before I'm able to print them, just as I wouldn't want them scanning my code before I'm able to compile it (these days, code can potentially be a weapon of war, malware or drone flight controller code being more powerful than a plastic gun)