California passes bill declaring death-by-algorithm to 3D-printed ghost guns
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Last-hour amendments aim to allay privacy concerns, but broad scepticism about feasibility remains
  • N0t_5ure@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    45 minutes ago

    This so broad and vague as to be unconstitutional. It’s like mandating that computers have to have technology that prevents hate speech. A 3d printer, like a computer, a hammer, a pencil, or the myriad of other tools humans use is just a general tool that can be put to good or bad uses. It would be insane to require anti-skull bashing technology for hammers and it is crazy to burden 3d printer manufacturers to develop technology to try to do this. Moreover, 3d printers are just one way to make ghost guns. A better way may be just home CNC. Instead of additive technology laying down layers of plastic one by one, with home CNC you can take a block of metal and machine it out, subtractive technology. The bill does not impact home CNC. So dumb!

    • tacosanonymous@mander.xyzEnglish
      1·
      9 minutes ago

      And with machining metal, you might make something that can shoot more than one bullet that probably won’t explode in your face.

    • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      30 minutes ago

      mandating that computers have to have technology that prevents hate speech.

      What a brilliant idea, let’s get on it immediately. 🤣

      Joking aside, you are 100% right.
      Except I think the idea of printing a gun is to avoid detection in metal detectors.

  • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    35 minutes ago

    That law is impossible to follow and moronic.
    You can’t prevent a new unknown designs to be printed, and my guess is those are pretty trivial to make. And there is guaranteed to be workarounds too. This is just enshittification by law.
    My guess is that this law will not pass.

      • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        12 minutes ago

        Sigh…

        Now read a little further:

        The bill must still pass through the California State Senate, and will pass through California governor Gavin Newsom’s desk if it clears the Senate. Newsom can then either sign it into law, or veto it.

        But I can see the people upvoting you didn’t do that either. Sigh…
        It’s not my fault the headline is stupid and misleading. It has only passed 1 step out of 3.

  • tidderuuf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    213·
    2 hours ago

    Now all the 3D printing bros get to experience what life is like as a firearm bro.

    The laws are not so bad but it’s the malicious compliance of retailers and manufacturers that will make your hobby nearly impossible.

    Oh but if you have plenty of money there are no issues for you.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    161·
    2 hours ago

    The real problem was always the grip being the serialized part of a firearm…

    As long as that’s true, firearm regulations are easy to circumvent.

    “Fire Control Units” make more sense, but is still just kicking the can down the road. Eventually those would be home made too.

    It’s like racoon-proofing a trashcan, if you do it step by step, all you’re doing is teaching raccoons to break into trash cans. If you start out secure enough, they never learn.