3D printer ends the whole idea of "gun control"

[BehindBlueI's]

Most gun owners can not "feed" the guns that they have. you go full auto, say at 850 rounds per minute, and the expense goes right thru the roof. Back when you could get .50 cal rounds for a dollar, few had the money to burn as that gun would have cost over $900 per minute to shoot. Even when you could have bought .223 or .308 at 15 cents per round, it was expensive to shoot full auto. Full auto is a rich man's hobby.

As for suppressors or short barreled guns, that is a different story. Many would buy them if they were class II weapons rather than class III (NFA). But again one could have, until recently, bought most long guns very inexpensively thus small demand for the NFA guns.

And how many gun owners main focus is hunting? There is some demand for short barreled weapons and suppressors but most are satisfied with what is available.

I'd still like to see a source on your 1% claim.

For reference, I started a poll just to see what INGO'ers would say to the prospect of fully auto with no price or paperwork penalty. As of this post, over 90% have said they would be interested in full auto with those facts.


https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...ully_automatic_if_the_price_was_the_same.html

 

[Colts]

I would love to be able to brew up my own low-yield explosives capable of being used in a firearm cartridge. Got any resources where I can learn the chemistry of same, the chemistry of which you speak?

How about some that can be electricly detonated so as the trigger mechanism might be replaced by an electric circuit and obviate the need for primers as well?

How about a car engine; combustion ignited by a sparkplug (repeat for full auto).

 

[Mango]

The 3D printed gun is a joke.

This article sums it up best.
'Liberator': Proof that you CAN'T make a working gun in a 3D printer ? The Register

 

[CathyInBlue]

How about a car engine; combustion ignited by a sparkplug (repeat for full auto).

Fuel reservoir, fuel injector, air injector, fuel pump/pressurization, fuel lines, spark plug, magneto, spark plug wire, battery, and we haven't even gotten to the firearm-specific subsystems yet. How will the bullets be stored? How will the bullets be transferred into the breach? How will the breach be sealed for firing? Will the injection process advance the bullet down the barrel prior to ignition?

When I'm thoroughly bored, I might try tackling the engineering required for such a firearm.

 

[vietboy1st]

for 3D printer, i am sure you can print out. lower frame for rifle and hand gun. magazines, handguard, buttstock, hand grip, maybe a gun case out of 3d printer.

 

[CathyInBlue]

How long before we start seeing 3D printers as a plot point in Hollywood movies? The wily international spy 3D prints a new passport and gun in order to sneak across a border.

 

[richardraw316]

I see the technology for what is. Finally we can build our own glock grips the way we want them.