So what do you all think of the court ruling allowing the publishing of 3D guns blueprints?
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The only thing I think is that the gun control debate is pretty much over. The left lost and will continue to lose on this one.
Yeh, it’s probably cheaper to just go buy a new or used AR than buying the equipment and material to make it yourself. Even if you have a criminal record, it’s not hard to get a gun.
You can't really stop someone from producing one once the information is available. Restricting it on the internet just means it'll go underground. All you can really do is make sure that if anyone is caught illegally using one, you fry their asses. How do you "ban" them? That hasn't worked with the metal & steel versions. I'd keep a real one handy on me just in case I run into some fool who'd like to see which one (plastic or metal) works better?
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The way I understand it is that these "guns" would need metal firing mechanisms and bullets to be "useful". I used the term useful very loosely, because even with the medal firing mechanisms and bullets, they aren't very practical and would most likely explode/fail with first shot.
If you're stupid enough to use one for Defense and it blows up on you, that's the price you pay for stupidity. If you're stupid enough to try & use one in the commission of a crime, you'd be operating at par with most criminals who were always last in line when intelligence was being served, and the supply ran out.
It's kind of hard to get a loaded handgun on a plane but maybe it's difficult to do with these as well, dunno.
@moe was in line just ahead of the criminals as intelligence was being served. He didn't get much if any at all that day.
No. I'm not an expert on airport security but maybe others are in the thread. Perhaps a .22 shell could be gotten though airport security along with any other small metal parts to reassemble the gun on the plane. Maybe this can't be done. I've never tried it.
Your comment on the plastic shiv is pretty scary. It seems metal is required for the firing pin, but if you didn’t require long-term reliability, I wonder if you could use a plastic firing pin with a metal core and cap. The metal part would look like a thick straight pin or a hinge pin for a laptop. It would be pretty easy to smuggle a plastic gun in your brief case and the firing pin core in your laptop. I’m sure some terroist is working on the bullets.
I'll sum up to say I don't see any good use for a plastic gun. I hope the Attorneys General prevail.
Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration To Block 3D-Printed Guns
https://www.npr.org/2018/07/30/6341...trump-administration-to-block-3d-printed-guns
I don't think you are guaranteed one shot before the thing blows up in your hand.
Why would it go off before pulling the trigger? I don't think a terrorist who is willing to give his/her life would care if they hurt their hand while putting a bullet in a pilot's head.
They never exit the cabin on overseas flights? was listening to a news story this morning how two flight crews are used on long flights...maybe none of them leave the cockpit.
If you thought I meant you could convert a tactical pen to a gun, I didn’t. You could use a modified tactical pen to conceal 0.22 cartridges. The plastic gun using that ammunition would be carried separately.
