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04-26-2015, 11:29 AM #21
The difference is in the skill level required to make the weapon.
Any non-metal parts can be made from plastic.
Anyone with a metal 3d printer can probably acquire the cad files for an ak47 and print the parts.
To manufacture those same parts in a more conventional manner requires a lot of skill and knowlege.
That's the difference.
So yeah, 3d printed guns will be a problem when metal printers get cheap and criminals realise how easy it is to make untraceable guns that don't have to be transported over national borders.
And no the problem is NOT the same in the states - you already have far more guns than people. But in the rest of the world where guns are tools and not an inalienable right - it will be a growing and serious issue.
Also to make ammunition you just need the casing and bullet (both can easily be printed) a couple of youtube videos to walk you through making the propellant and ignitors.
So yeah becasue the technology of 3d printing takes the skill away from making complex parts - it is going to be a major issue in the next decade or two.Last edited by curious aardvark; 04-26-2015 at 11:35 AM.
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