Yeah, the early 3D printed guns were garbage, but modern ones are much more durable. Changes in design have allowed for the use of off-the-shelf parts for the most important moving pieces, which means you have the durability of those off-the-shelf parts instead. The 3D print is basically just holding the machined parts together.
In context here, a “gun” is legally the serialized part. For a Glock-style firearm, that’s the frame. (For an AR-15, it’s the lower receiver.") You can legally buy all the parts without a background check except the frame. Legally, ptinting a pistol frame us printing a firearm. And it’s perfectly legal to do so, as long as you aren’t selling or giving them away (e.g., personal use).
Yeah, the early 3D printed guns were garbage, but modern ones are much more durable. Changes in design have allowed for the use of off-the-shelf parts for the most important moving pieces, which means you have the durability of those off-the-shelf parts instead. The 3D print is basically just holding the machined parts together.
it’s not like homemade guns are a new thing, it’s just that now we can make them not look like pipe guns from fallout 4
Yeah but people don’t consider printing a handle to be a “3d printed gun” unless you’re trying to ban their existence entirely.
In context here, a “gun” is legally the serialized part. For a Glock-style firearm, that’s the frame. (For an AR-15, it’s the lower receiver.") You can legally buy all the parts without a background check except the frame. Legally, ptinting a pistol frame us printing a firearm. And it’s perfectly legal to do so, as long as you aren’t selling or giving them away (e.g., personal use).