If some people want to make their own gun, then some people will also make their own 3D printer.

This joke of a law isn't going to stop any 3D printed handguns from getting made, it will only add one more relatively easy step.

Then what, ban stepper motors?

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tjohns 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Then what, ban stepper motors?

Don't give them ideas.

But seriously, given that the 3D printer movement started out with people building their own printers from scratch and there continues to be a healthy open-source hardware ecosystem within the community, I can't see this stopping anyone.

Unless you also make it illegal for 3D printers to print 3D printer parts...

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w4der 5 hours ago | parent [-]

But how was the first 3D printer made? Are they gonna ban CNC machines next?

	▲	SauciestGNU 17 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		These laws also apply to subtractive manufacturing methods like CNC machines. They just aren't as common in households so they don't get the headline space to grab our attention.
	▲	bitwize 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Working on it

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samatman 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Vorons are great! https://www.vorondesign.com

You've come a long way, RepRap.