Democratic US Senators' bill to ban distribution of CAD files, "other code" used for 3D printing firearms

[TLB]

I r disappoint

Way to nip that one in the "butt"

 

[OnTheRoad]

 

[one-eyed Jack]

Had a talk with Little Jack this morning about 3D printing. He's still in middle school taking engineering courses incl. CAD. Bet it won't be too long before he shows up with some 3D printed .22lr suppressors. Maura: Don't get your knickers in a twist. His dad is 07FFL/SOT in NH and has Form 2s on hand. Jack.

 

[E.Stoner]

So they want to ban the transfer of CAD files?
Cool. Fax me a print and I'll whip up a solidworks model in a couple of hours.

 

[DecOFlaherty]

If they ban 3D files, I'd like to publish a book with 2D prints.

Let them start banning (burning) books.

 

[Blooglo]

Apparently having a few DVDs with the codes at the local library is OK, since it is not WWW or online or anything. Likewise having the code library at your local gun club is also legal. Or handing out memory cards at a gun show.

 

[And7]

Guess I'll start work on an 80% code

 

[Waher]

The people that don't want rural bumpkins 3D printing gun also think toothless hicks in flyover country can't find a photocopier at Walmart or a post office, or heaven forbid a library because those rural people must be illiterate savages or something.

 

[Prepper]

If they ban 3D files, I'd like to publish a book with 2D prints.

Let them start banning (burning) books.

And just in case the law says you can't make a book that has gun 3D printer files, there's a simple work-around. For each token contained in the code, have a word or phrase that is substituted for it. You could make a simple table in a spreadsheet that maps a token from the CAD file to a normal English word. e.g.
A = kitten
B = liberal
C = namaste
D = critical race theory
E = Biden
etc.

Then, run the file through this table to substitute in all these English words, and provide that as an online book.

If they want to ban that, you'd be very obviously violating the first amendment. It is just a book with seemingly random words. If some awful evil person happens to take this table and apply it to the book to convert it back into a 3D printer file, well shame on them...... but hey, it isn't the author's fault if someone goes and does that. You could very well use a different table to produce different output that isn't a gun part. And some people may actually want to read the book for entertainment value.

 

[AHM]

The people that don't want rural bumpkins 3D printing gun also think toothless hicks in flyover country can't find a photocopier at Walmart or a post office, or heaven forbid a library because those rural people must be illiterate savages or something.

Credulous boomer rubes.

And just in case the law says you can't make a book that has gun 3D printer files, there's a simple work-around. For each token contained in the code, have a word or phrase that is substituted for it.

That's called steganosaurography.
(ETA: Not sure why it has nipples and a navel ).

 

[Chevy 2 65]

More fun. H.R. 3740


View: https://youtu.be/R_14MQlvjR4

 

[Prepper]

Credulous boomer rubes.


That's called steganosaurography.
(ETA: Not sure why it has nipples and a navel ).

Steganography, lol. Not related to dinosaurs.

 

[AHM]

Steganography, lol. Not related to dinosaurs.

Uh oh, some tattoo artist has a lot of erasing to do.
(Yeah, yeah; jus' kidding).

 

[rscalzo]

As long as they don't ban free porn.

 

[Kevin_NH]

Combine this:

And just in case the law says you can't make a book that has gun 3D printer files, there's a simple work-around. For each token contained in the code, have a word or phrase that is substituted for it....

With this:

As long as they don't ban free porn.

Free pornographic novels which compile to gunCAD models! Genius! Only problem is do we call this "Gun porn" or "Porn gun"?