CSGV suddenly decides printed firearms are 'hype,' ignores their bigger problem

St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner ^ | 13 May, 2013 | Kurt Hofmann

[marktwain]

The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence has, within a week of the revelation that Defense Distributed has managed to design and "print" a fully functional firearm, constructed (almost) completely of plastic, suddenly put on a brave face, saying that predictions of the death of "gun control," brought on by printed guns, are "hype." On their Facebook page, on the morning of Thursday, May 9:

[marktwain]

Their whole purpose has never really been about disarming criminals.

It has always been about disarming citizens.

[Steely Tom]

The internet was ‘hype’ too, as we all know only too well.

[Pollster1]

The concept of a government "monopoly on force" may sound inconsistent with the political traditions of a country steeped in stories of its own revolution, but it is the fundamental organizing principle of any nation-state.

The socialists who love that crony-capitalist bond between government and their favored businesses have always supported the fundamental organizing principle of a government monopoly on force. Those of us who love freedom disagree.

[Oatka]

The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence . . . saying that predictions of the death of "gun control," brought on by printed guns, are "hype."

As in:

[aimhigh]

The printed guns are hype. Criminals are lazy and cheap. They are not going to spend the money and learn the processes needed to create a plastic gun that can only fire less than a dozen bullets. It’s easier to create your own gun in a metal shop.