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Post by avordvet on Aug 16, 2016 4:24:50 GMT -5
3-D Printed Guns Could Outsmart Gun-Control EffortsThor Benson, 08.15.16 1:00 AM ET As the technology becomes cheaper and more widely available, tackling 3-D printed guns is going to be a massive challenge. Legislators can pass bills for things like universal background checks and the “no fly, no buy” rule, but those policies target if someone can purchase a gun. Things become a lot more complicated when citizens can make their own guns at home—and that’s becoming a significant issue as technology advances. Cody Wilson is the founder of Defense Distributed, a gun advocacy organization that shares code for 3-D-printing guns at home. He said his organization has shared “almost millions” of files for printing guns at home, and has sold thousands of milling machines that can make the lower receiver of an AR-15. The guns these machines make are called “Ghost Guns” because they’re essentially untraceable. The AR-15 has been the subject of much debate, as many want to ban it after it was used in several mass shootings. However, Wilson thinks the debate around the AR-15 is “ridiculous.” www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/15/3-d-printed-guns-could-outsmart-gun-control-efforts.html
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