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New bill intro by Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar, A-8132, Requires a criminal history background check for the purchase of a three-dimensional printer capable of creating firearms; prohibits sale to a person who would be disqualified on the basis of criminal history from being granted a license to possess a firearm.

From the bill memorandum:

Three-dimensionally printed firearms, a type of untraceable ghost gun, can be built by anyone using an $150 three-dimensional printer. Three-dimensional printed guns are growing more prevalent each year. There were 100 taken off the streets of New York City in 2019. That number skyrocketed to 637 in 2022. Concurrently, ghost gun shootings have risen 1,000% across the nation. Currently, three-dimensional printers allow people to make, buy, sell, and use untraceable guns without any background checks. This bill will require a background check so that three-dimensional printed firearms do not get in the wrong hands.
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I see posts on twitter from a guy who shows how to drill out the center of a bolt, then how to rifle it to make a barrel.

They can ban anything they can think of, but it won't stop anyone with sufficient motivation to make any implement they can dream up.

Good people will use their toys for good purposes. Bad people will use their toys for bad purposes. No legislation will stop this. Locking criminals in cages might slow it down.
 
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kev74 said:
I see posts on twitter from a guy who shows how to drill out the center of a bolt, then how to rifle it to make a barrel.

They can ban anything they can think of, but it won't stop anyone with sufficient motivation to make any implement they can dream up.

Good people will use their toys for good purposes. Bad people will use their toys for bad purposes. No legislation will stop this. Locking criminals in cages might slow it down.
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If she thinks it's too easy to make a gun, wait till she finds out about IEDs.

Pretty sure you could make one in an average Walmart without ever leaving the store.
 
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spat said:
If she thinks it's too easy to make a gun, wait till she finds out about IEDs.

Pretty sure you could make one in an average Walmart without ever leaving the store.
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Back when I was in college, my XC coach warned us all not to kick plastic soda bottles out on trails. Just leave them be.

Reason being was his brother went partially deaf after kicking one fill with... well, one can determine a good mixture.
 
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I really want to know how many 3-D printed guns they are finding out there? My BIL has a 3-d printer that is carbon fiber compatible but I wouldn’t trust a frame made of plastic.
 
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