Philly Becomes First City to Ban 3-D Gun Printing

Philadelphia Magazine ^ | November 21, 2013 | Simon van Zuylen-Wood

[Antihero101607]

How are they going to enforce this?

[Jonty30]

Problem solved.

[Impy]

Someone should use a regular old 2-D printer to print them out a copy of the bill of rights.

[2ndDivisionVet]

[lee martell]

Just because The Law says No, wont always make it so. The technology is out there, and will become more inexpensive over time. I don’t know how one can limit this ability. Perhaps one can restrict the kind of plastic or molten material needed for this to work. The alloys would need to also be restricted. It will be easier to keep Google Glass out of certain areas vs this potential gun machine.

[GeronL]

I don’t see how they have any power to do that.

[cynwoody]

So. It’s against the law to print guns in the City of Brotherly Love. Jeez, I’ll sleep better tonight.

[GeronL]

Hang on... is it against the law for someone to make a gun?

[2ndDivisionVet]

I was wondering how quickly someone would get it.

[fireman15]

Anyone with $10 and access to a hardware store can make a much more durable, safer and powerful gun and in far less time than someone with an expensive 3D printer.

[2ndDivisionVet]

For now. But 10 years hence? They say we'll be printing human hearts on 3-D printers by then. How to stop technology, bureaucrats?

[Spktyr]

I guessed you missed the post about someone printing up a 1911 made from Inconel and aluminum.

[Swordmaker]

I guessed you missed the post about someone printing up a 1911 made from Inconel and aluminum.

I just read that gun has successfully been fired with 600 being run through it.

[Spktyr]

Which is about 100 more than some of the original Colt Combat Commanders could do without their frame cracking.

[bunkerhill7]

Philly Becomes First City to Ban the Philadelphia City Council

[Ken522]

Didn’t that start a major urban renewal of urban Philadelphia?

[ToastedHead]

I’m glad they nipped that in the bud. The printer that made the successful gun cost $600k. Wouldn’t want that technology getting into the wrong hands.

[lavaroise]

Completely illegal. Anyone can build their own contraptions at home.