Interesting, from the color of the print I’d guess it’s PLA, most people use ABS for printed guns because PLA is a bit more likely to crack under strain, where as ABS will deform.
It’ll be interesting how this ends. I doubt the end result will be the government throwing up their hands and saying “well, if you can’t track one you can’t track any!” More likely possession of such things will be mandatory fines and felony jail time.
It asks “do you think every law abiding American has a right to do this?” – and the answers are slightly in favor of “no”.
What amuses me, I think, is that probably every one of those “no” voters has no idea that it is, in fact, completely lawful – at least Federally – to manufacture a firearm for personal use.
July 7th, 2014 at 6:26 pm
Interesting, from the color of the print I’d guess it’s PLA, most people use ABS for printed guns because PLA is a bit more likely to crack under strain, where as ABS will deform.
July 7th, 2014 at 9:32 pm
It’ll be interesting how this ends. I doubt the end result will be the government throwing up their hands and saying “well, if you can’t track one you can’t track any!” More likely possession of such things will be mandatory fines and felony jail time.
July 7th, 2014 at 10:20 pm
It is not illegal for a person to manufacture a firearm for himself. The ATF has stated this many times before in the 80% ar debates.
It is only illegal to manufacture for sale to others, if you’re not properly licensed to do so.
July 8th, 2014 at 7:57 am
“More likely possession of such things will be mandatory”…
I guess that’ll teach me not to read to the end of the sentence, eh Scotty?
July 8th, 2014 at 8:42 am
Buck O’Fama? Heh.
July 8th, 2014 at 1:06 pm
It’s also currently not illegal to open carry rifles in Texas.
July 8th, 2014 at 5:08 pm
I am amused by the poll over there at LiveLeak.
It asks “do you think every law abiding American has a right to do this?” – and the answers are slightly in favor of “no”.
What amuses me, I think, is that probably every one of those “no” voters has no idea that it is, in fact, completely lawful – at least Federally – to manufacture a firearm for personal use.
July 9th, 2014 at 5:11 pm
I doubt that will last long, given the stress the bolt stop pin inflicts on it’s hole with every shot.