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Yesterday, news broke that plans had been made available to manufacture a gun using a "3D Printer".

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/20 ... s-offline/

If you're not familiar with 3D printers, read this:

http://www.wired.com/design/2012/09/how ... cturing/2/

I suspect that years from now, we will look at the history of guns as having two eras: the era before 3D printing (ancient China - today), and the era after 3D printing. This is a huge game changer, and whatever your thoughts on gun control, the entire debate is about to become obsolete, and we'll find out who was right and who was wrong.

Because within a few years, people won't need to buy a gun from someone else. You will be able to get a gun by downloading plans from the internet and manufacturing it on your own 3D printer, or getting a gun from someone else who manufactured it. There will be no possible way to track these guns, or even know how many there are.

For the sake of society, I hope the gun control advocates have been wrong, and gun "rights" advocates have been right. Because if gun control advocates have been right, then things are about to get a lot worse.

So argue about it now while you still can.

The serious implication is that 3D printed guns will pass through a metal detector unnoticed. How often do you fly?

Quasimodo wrote:The serious implication is that 3D printed guns will pass through a metal detector unnoticed. How often do you fly?

I don't fly that much (once every couple years).

The question isn't whether 3D printed guns should be controlled.

The fact is they can't. So whatever is going to happen with them is going to happen.

Quasimodo wrote:The serious implication is that 3D printed guns will pass through a metal detector unnoticed. How often do you fly?

this is true in the short term (and i fly often).
but ammunition is the key (see also Homeland security)....how is this different than making wooden guns, or even potato guns?
Heck 3d printing is crazy expensive these days...cheaper to buy them from the Russians and smuggle them...or maybe just wait for Obama to give them to Mexican gangs again and then buy one