Print your own guns
Courtesy of CNET.com
You dont bring a 3D printer to a gun fight — yet – Yahoo! News.
Although this is not a reality yet, it might be possible in the future to print your own gun using a 3D printer, ABS plastic and cheap ammunition.
Several prototypes of gun parts have been successfully created, but a complete and functional printed firearm has thus far been rather elusive. Of course, this doesn’t mean it won’t be possible soon.
Once the process for printing weapons has been established and proven to work, gun control and manufacturing laws would go into effect. Unfortunately, I don’t know any criminals who would adhere to these laws once they started to produce their own weapons.
I know this may seem far-fetched, but it stands to reason that if this printable weapon procedure is perfected, it will definitely be abused. A decent 3D printer can be purchased for roughly $500 and the other materials are fairly inexpensive, too. Why wouldn’t criminals take advantage of this?
Personally, I feel like this technology should never see the light of day. Our society is violent enough without everyone being able to create weapons using their computers and other easily obtained equipment and materials.
Believe me. We have enough problems…
Posted on September 10, 2012, in Perspectives and tagged 3D printing, ABS, commentary, computers, crime, current-events, Gun, Gun control, musings, news, opinion, perspectives, technology, Weapon. Bookmark the permalink. 10 Comments.
My brother has a 3D printer. He can print another printer, part by part, using his existing printer. It’s amazing. And surgeons ar printing artificial bones (eg, jaws) for people using 3D printers using titanium layers. I’d never thoguht about printing a gun. Omg, so many scenarios…
Rach.
Totally, Rach. It makes you wonder what might be coming next!
This is one piece of technology which should be scraped,you’re right.Too many crazies & criminals with guns now.
Definitely, doglady. I was just shocked to find out this may someday be possible!
I wish I had one to fix the cheap plastic piece that has broken for the second time on my toilet, I guess gorilla glue isn’t living up to it’s standard today. Alas it is off to the hardware store instead of my yet to exist 3D printer. Plus my mind totally did a nose dive into the gutter about the things that could be copied so probably better to be out of my reach for a long while!
You know, I started thinking about some of those “naughty” things too, Kara. I guess the sky will be the limit once this technology becomes mainstream. Too bad it can’t help with your toilet, but good luck getting it fixed! LOL
Ugh. The ugly flipside of incredible technology, right??
Most definitely, magzmama!
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Do you have any solutions?
WordPress all the way, my friend!