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Wired magazine writer Andy Greenberg shows how the ability to create a functional semi-automatic pistol has become easier in the last 10 years. The article inadvertently shows the advantages of mass production.
1 posted on 06/25/2025 4:33:25 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain

My thought as well. Although, a 3d printer is less expensive than a cnc mill.
I trust Beretta.


2 posted on 06/25/2025 4:52:13 AM PDT by sasquatch (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit! c/o piytar)
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"... The task took him several days and thousands of dollars worth of time, machinery, and parts..."

There are obviously faster, cheaper, and/or easier ways to produce a functional firearm at home. As Mr. Weingarten notes, the killer was probably attempting to promote gun control - which may also have been the goal of Wired writer Andy Greenberg...

5 posted on 06/25/2025 5:45:07 AM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
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To: marktwain

A.E. van Vogt ( and a host of other early SF writers) had a forming influence on my views re arms and freedom when I first encountered him around 6th grade.

The Weapon Shops of Isher

The doors wouldn’t open for govt agents and over those doors it read:

“The right to buy weapons is the right to be free”,

The modern corollary would be the right to manufacture them.


7 posted on 06/25/2025 6:27:38 AM PDT by skepsel ("A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime", Mark Twain.)
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Greenberg did not mention whether the homemade silencer was effective or not. It functionally changed the pistol from a semi-automatic to a manually operated repeater.

What is a 'manually operated repeater, and what does it have to do with a silencer?

8 posted on 06/25/2025 6:44:01 AM PDT by chaosagent (Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
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bump


12 posted on 06/25/2025 2:27:18 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Think about it: The Supreme Court is nine lawyers appointed for life by politicians. —David Horowitz)
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