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Gun Control & RKBA

madville

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25. Making "machine guns" is already illegal

Reply to Electric Monk (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 07:29 PM

Mar 2015

if one does not have the proper federal licenses. Whether or not someone makes one out of aluminum, steel or plastic at home is not relevant.

They may have to start regulating the hardest parts of the firearm to produce at home instead of the easiest. Receivers are generally rather easy to make at home. Things like rifled barrels and bullet casings are much more difficult to make.

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You Can 3D Print A Heavy-Caliber Gun — And It’s Totally Legal — But Should It Be? [View all] Electric Monk Mar 2015 OP

A Heavy-Caliber Gun Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #1

Someone didn't RTFA, re: 5.56 Electric Monk Mar 2015 #2

Thank you Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #7

"AK-47 civilian clone from a shovel." NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #4

Link Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #9

Awesome. Thanks! NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #11

So, how could that cat start a forging fire? Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #46

No. stone space Mar 2015 #3

why? Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #13

You're exactly right. Mopar151 Mar 2015 #30

Why? GGJohn Mar 2015 #26

You are creepy. stone space Mar 2015 #27

Thank you. GGJohn Mar 2015 #28

Creepy man Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #31

If I could change my screen name, GGJohn Mar 2015 #35

Calcululz! n/t beevul Mar 2015 #37

LOL!!!! eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #38

Not really a new thing. I was reading a similar article the other day. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #5

"Failure rate." Think vacuum tubes in early computers. Frankly, semi-auto technology... Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #47

That is impossible to regulate. NutmegYankee Mar 2015 #6

"5 gallon batches every three months or so" NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #10

Beer. NutmegYankee Mar 2015 #14

Cool. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #17

over 40 years? gejohnston Mar 2015 #21

All dates over 40 years old. NutmegYankee Mar 2015 #23

Bookmarking for later. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #8

I will probably here in the future Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #12

Does this really strike you as reliable? NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #15

Not yet Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #18

I've built... Puha Ekapi Mar 2015 #43

Yes, it should be legal. But since I support UBCs, I think it would be fine to petronius Mar 2015 #16

What if it would print other things, though? NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #19

I don't mean a permit for the printer, just for before printing a firearm petronius Mar 2015 #20

The problem is most of the people using the machine specifically want to not let the Gov't know. NutmegYankee Mar 2015 #24

I wouldn't assume most, but certainly some petronius Mar 2015 #29

That last sentence is why I call this a game changer NutmegYankee Mar 2015 #34

we'll have yahoos making machine guns with no background checks at all. gejohnston Mar 2015 #22

Making "machine guns" is already illegal madville Mar 2015 #25

Yes, of course it should be totally legal, what a ridiculous question. NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #32

mass produce plastic assault rifles....LOL ileus Mar 2015 #33

... GGJohn Mar 2015 #36

Taking it to the next level. VScott Mar 2015 #39

People illicitly acquiring machine guns could be a problem. I'd suggest calling the police but Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #40

good one Duckhunter935 Mar 2015 #41

How exactly.... Puha Ekapi Mar 2015 #42

Made me chuckle.. virginia mountainman Mar 2015 #44

Phased plasma rifle, in the 40 watt range? blueridge3210 Mar 2015 #45