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reACTIONary

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15. I agree. How would the printer know...

Reply to eggplant (Reply #7)

Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:00 AM

9 hrs ago

.... what it is printing? This is pretty lame. Whoever is advocating this really does not know what they are doing, or else it's simply a performative proposal that isn't really expected to go anywhere.

And... Printed guns are not the problem. The guns you buy in the store are the problem.

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