And really, the politicians are fine with that. The goal isn’t the complete elimination of 3D printed ghost guns. The goal is to greatly increase the skill level required to print a 3D printed ghost gun. With relatively modest tools and enough skill, you can machine your own gun from scratch in your garage. Yet the barrier to entry is so high that few who seek guns for evil ends use these methods. A random street drug dealer might find the idea of printing a gun at the push of a button very tempting. But they are unlikely to find the idea of building a machine shop and learning machining appealing or practical. Or in your case, learning all about open source 3D printers and their software. Yours is just the 3D printer equivalent of the home gunsmith. Yes, you and people like you exist. But the politicians aren’t aiming for complete elimination, just vast reduction.
Accessibility matters. It’s why the printing press was such a big deal.
I’m sure this has absolutely nothing to do with ghost guns. “Ghost guns” is just another way of spelling “protect the children.”
When was the last school shooting that used a ghost gun? No, they use Bushmasters, Rugers, Smith & Wessens, Glocks. Because you can just…buy those. In a store. When’s the last time a serial number stopped a shooting?
And really, the politicians are fine with that. The goal isn’t the complete elimination of 3D printed ghost guns. The goal is to greatly increase the skill level required to print a 3D printed ghost gun. With relatively modest tools and enough skill, you can machine your own gun from scratch in your garage. Yet the barrier to entry is so high that few who seek guns for evil ends use these methods. A random street drug dealer might find the idea of printing a gun at the push of a button very tempting. But they are unlikely to find the idea of building a machine shop and learning machining appealing or practical. Or in your case, learning all about open source 3D printers and their software. Yours is just the 3D printer equivalent of the home gunsmith. Yes, you and people like you exist. But the politicians aren’t aiming for complete elimination, just vast reduction.
Accessibility matters. It’s why the printing press was such a big deal.
I’m sure this has absolutely nothing to do with ghost guns. “Ghost guns” is just another way of spelling “protect the children.”
When was the last school shooting that used a ghost gun? No, they use Bushmasters, Rugers, Smith & Wessens, Glocks. Because you can just…buy those. In a store. When’s the last time a serial number stopped a shooting?