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by armored_mammal 4875 days ago
Yes, the fact the article refers to > than 1k (but still not terribly expensive) printers using 'advanced polymer' instead of ABS makes it yet another article about using pure ABS plastic on a sub-1k printer...

I'll agree that metal is probably a requirement for a barrel. But barrels are not controlled or restricted. Neither are magazines, which we know can be printed already with some success.
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knowaveragejoe 4875 days ago
I'd love to see some 'advanced polymers' that can handle the stress of a caliber greater than .22LR(which is what Defense Distributed tested with), while simultaneously being printed with the precision necessary from a printer costing <$10k.

It's also worth pointing out you can already buy all of the components necessary to assemble your own firearm, all without a serial number. I think the deeper issue here is, as another comment pointed out, there are entrenched interests promoting this hysteria to garner public sentiment for regulation by making the scary applications glaringly obvious and overshadowing the beneficial implications of the technology.

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damoncali 4875 days ago
It's also worth pointing out you can already buy all of the components necessary to assemble your own firearm, all without a serial number

Not exactly true. Every legal gun has one part with a serial number that defines the gun legally. Usually (always?) it's the receiver. There are some grey areas where you can get an almost finished receiver free of regulation.

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armored_mammal 4874 days ago
The comment was referencing the fact that you can make a gun for yourself without a serial number as long as you don't sell it or do anything with it that is defined as 'transfer.'
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