“It will be most interesting to see how the political class tries to implement gun control when everyone can build them at home using a self contained cnc machine.”
Even IF “everyone” could even afford a CNC machine, your average person most certainly won’t know how to use one. Have you priced a CNC lately? Yeah, I’ve read the articles about that company who is selling a small CNCs specifically for making receivers, but that company would be among the first targets if Barry does decide to go full dictator.
Don’t need a CNC. All you need is a decent drill press, router and a work bench. You can buy the 80% complete receivers and jigs from damn near anyone these days for a pittance. A good day in the shop and you’ve got yourself a lower ready to finish out. And no one is the wiser.
1. Moore’s law. We’re almost there on cost.
2. Open source development. Think mozilla.
Upshot: the genie is already out of the bottle.