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What is a good 3D printer?
A Prusa is more reliable but more expensive than the entry level printers you'll see. If you want a great DIY printer then VORON is the one to beat. Lots of people love the Bamboolabs printers.
But seriously though, I'd hope this either doesn't pass or has a clear carve-out for reprap people.
Are there any documented cases of people actually committing crimes with a 3D printed firearm?
Committing a crime, such as possessing a 3D printed firearm?
What makes a 3D printer different from a lathe or a CNC?
Good point, because without CNC, with 3d printers solely you couldn't do a firearm that do more of 1 shot. CNC are more "dangerous" for firearm production. This bill is a show of ignorance of the legislators.
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Committing a crime, such as possessing a 3D printed firearm?
Only illegal in certain states, not federally
Some folks have tried to reintroduce it again. It's one of the few gun laws that even the NRA approved of.
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It's definitely not a bad time to join 3d printing industry. Much more mature than what it was even 5+ yrs ago
What’s a good use for them? I have been on the cusp of buying or building one for many years, but outside of the occasional desire to 3D print a random replacement or enhancement part for something, such as a new back for my minidisc player, which I can do via mail order 3D printing, all the examples at say Microcenter are just admittedly neat-looking but ultimately useless chintzy plastic goods.
(There is a new community on lemmy or madtadon, I'm sure its nicer but I don't remember the address)
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Honestly I did the same thing with guns. All that propaganda about obama coming to take our guns had me hook, line, and sinker.
Gun sales spike whenever a anti-gun-rights politician wins an election it's well documented.
That amendment is so overly broad the author should be forced to re-take some sort of how to draft bills class. It would require fingerprinting for purchases of "certain 3D printers". What does that even mean? I guess the existing law defined what "firearm" means in the context of that law, but if I was a retailer selling 3D printers, I would have some serious questions about it. My 5-year-old entry level 3D printer…
It's so tiring to have these kinds of conversations with folks who do not understand the legislative process. There's no need to treat the legislator like an idiot. She's doing what EVERY legislator does, which is to identify a problem ("printed guns are a loophole in how we manage guns in this state") and saying she wants to find a solution to that problem. One mechanism by which legislators do that is by writing dr…
I should buy a 3D printer. At university I knew a man who said any time the government wanted to make something illegal to buy he felt a compulsion to buy it. I think I see what he means now.
If you've ever given a shit about microplastics, do your research when shopping for 3D printers. And if you don't care about the environment but do care about your health, take precautions as far as PPE/where you use the machine.