[marktwain]

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.

[sasquatch]

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

[Who is John Galt?]

"... 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...

[skepsel]

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.

[chaosagent]

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?

[Albion Wilde]

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