While it is possible to make firearm components with a 3D printer just how many 3D printed guns are being made? With 10s of millions of firearms already in the public’s hands and so far there are many legal makers and sellers of firearms why go to the trouble of making a 3D printed version? One has to wonder if these laws are looking forward to a time when the government has confiscated all firearms and 3D printing might be the only source of weapons.
There is no need to wonder at all.
Government officials generally want to confiscate all firearms in private hands. Furthermore, they want to ensure that ordinary citizens cannot even think of acquiring weapons of any type from any source.
It's all about "public safety". Theirs, not yours.