[marktwain]

Those who push for citizen disarmament are not really interested in reducing crime. They want the citizens to be disarmed for the important purposes of showing them who is in charge, and making their illegal activities safer.

[ClearCase_guy]

Years ago, when the world-wide web started up, my father said, "They will never get rid of pornography now. It will be everywhere, with no way to control it."

3D will get better and better and have an infinite number of uses. One of those uses will be making high-quality guns. Maybe not now, but eventually, anyone will be able to make any gun at home, at any time. The Second Amendment has been restored -- but the government doesn't quite realize it yet.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

AFAIK, it is totally legal to build your own gun/receiver, you just cannot sell them without being a licensed manufacturer.

The same rule would apply to printed guns.

[DakotaGator]

The standard Commonwealth mindset is that its subjects should be unarmed. That is because its aristocracy (the government) has always wanted the common man to be incapable of overthrowing the lords.

This is why we will always see such strange “arms” articles coming out of the UK. This is precisely why we have a Second Amendment.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The ingenuity of Americans on display.

Same thing with Obamacare. You're going to see underground markets or even people reading medical books and doing some procedures themselves.

We hate being told what to do and we hate busybodies.

[SkyDancer]

Well this will work to get you a real gun.

Obviously these evil devices need to totally banned or licenced, registered and locked in a steel safe when not in use. Also, anyone caught with an unauthorised stapler should be given a 10 year jail sentence.

[bunkerhill7]

not far away at all:

The next step is to have someone invent a ROBOT that will operate your 3d printer.

The govt will ban all robots, including vacuum cleaning robots and robot bartenders

But a monkey can be trained to operate a 3d printer.

All monkeys will be banned.

[factoryrat]

That’s good and all, with printing up a throwaway gun, but there is MUCH more out there that is way more effective for its intended purpose. A 3d printed gun is a weapon of last resort, and if it comes down to having to use one, I think the legality of it will be the least of your worries.

The idea is to always keep them guessing, doubting their capabilities, and underestimating their adversaries.

[null and void]

Political power grows out of the nozzle of a 3-D Printer.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

My gr,gr,gr,gr grandfather made this one, long before power tools.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

And now, Holder and Schumer & company are seeking an extension on the law, which is supposed to end in December.

http://3dprintingindustry.com/2013/11/18/us-attorney-general-seeks-continue-ban-plastic-guns/