Government takes control of 3d GUN.....is this more gun control? (weapons, cost)

[All American NYC]

"Until further notice, the United States government claims control of the information."...much of the Wiki-Weapons project was not only based on using 3D-printing technology to create a capable, safe firearm but about freedom of the Internet. ..."Our society is based on hard controls. [The government] literally believes they can manage where these technologies take us,

Should the government take control of technology? Or is this more gun control?

[pknopp]

They can't take control of this. It would be the same as trying to herd cats.

[WhipperSnapper 88]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Should the government take control of technology? Or is this more gun control?

Infringing on the second amendment isn't enough now they go after the 1st.

[Frank DeForrest]

Its been downloaded enough times, they have lost control already

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper 88

Infringing on the second amendment isn't enough now they go after the 1st.

Once on the net always on the net. I am sure its on torrents and other sites by now after 100,000 downloads.

[Frank DeForrest]

Our paranoid fed guv needs to be fitted for a giant tin foil hat

[Redraven]

Reality check: How many people are going to spend $8000 on a 3-D printer so that they can make a cheap junk plastic gun?
I could build several thousand single shot muzzle loading pistols for that kind of money!
Or, I could get a good used milling machine and a lathe, and build REAL guns! A .45 ACP M3A1 "grease gun" submachine gun is VERY easy to build!
I think this is much ado about nothing. The plastic gun has novelty value, and not much else. "HEY, man, look what I did! It only cost $8000 for the printer, and I can make all of them I want!"
Yeah, right...

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

Its been downloaded enough times, they have lost control already

Does this prohibit anyone from making a handgun, shotgun or rifle?

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by Redraven

Reality check: How many people are going to spend $8000 on a 3-D printer so that they can make a cheap junk plastic gun?
I could build several thousand single shot muzzle loading pistols for that kind of money!
Or, I could get a good used milling machine and a lathe, and build REAL guns! A .45 ACP M3A1 "grease gun" submachine gun is VERY easy to build!
I think this is much ado about nothing. The plastic gun has novelty value, and not much else. "HEY, man, look what I did! It only cost $8000 for the printer, and I can make all of them I want!"
Yeah, right...

I would expect that the prices will drop dramatically over the next few years as they have done for the traditional paper printers.

[Glitch]

Originally Posted by Redraven

Reality check: How many people are going to spend $8000 on a 3-D printer so that they can make a cheap junk plastic gun?
I could build several thousand single shot muzzle loading pistols for that kind of money!
Or, I could get a good used milling machine and a lathe, and build REAL guns! A .45 ACP M3A1 "grease gun" submachine gun is VERY easy to build!
I think this is much ado about nothing. The plastic gun has novelty value, and not much else. "HEY, man, look what I did! It only cost $8000 for the printer, and I can make all of them I want!"
Yeah, right...

I do not know what reality you are talking about but in my reality you can buy 3D printers for under $500.

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