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6/15/2011 11:39 PM: bobcast [2597260] issued a 3 day ban expiring on 6/18/2011 11:39 PM.
Reason: A Bungie.net Forum Moderator has banned you for violating the code of conduct and/or rules of the forum in the thread below
http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=61704535
Inappropriate. Went a little to far with the butt hole tearing.
Posted by: XoG Suppressor
I reiterate:
Posted by: XoG Suppressor
I hate article titles like this, they're very misleading. The "gun" that's been 3D printed is not a gun, but a legal gun. The only thing printed was the plastic lower receiver, which is the legal definition of a "gun".
For this to actually be used as a weapon would require a metal barrel and upper receiver, which cannot be 3D printed.
As far as the "gun control" side of things go, people have been able to manufacture their own weapons for a long time with CNC machines, which can make metal parts.
There is no 3D printable gun. There is a 3D printable lower receiver. The lower receiver is useless without a metal barrel and metal upper receiver which cannot be 3d printed. CNC machines have existed for a long time, and are capable of making every part of a weapon (out of metals), and as you can see there isn't currently a problem with CNC machined guns flooding the streets.
People are afraid of things they don't understand, and more so things they misunderstand.
Hey, I just read the OP, how was I supposed to know? :P
I figured it was the case, but perhaps there will be a plastic printable gun in the future, or even one made with different materials.