Threat of Plastic Guns Rises by Devlin Barrett at WSJ

[Apathesis]

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303559504579196342767042548

My boss posted this on the wall today at work. Really dude? How is one of these going to be used on a plane? You should be more worried about box cutters.

 

[MaverickNH]

As long as they can only shoot plastic bullets, we'll still call them toys.

They stopped releasing TSA screening test reports after the failure rate for guns and grenades was found to be high. Metal guns and metal grenades.

This is an obvious ploy to renew a useless law with added anti-gun BS.

 

[Nick Fury]

The threat of a plastic gun one day infiltrating my collection of firearms is a very real one...

 

[BostonBullit]

We have to make a law to keep people from making guns that aren't seen by metal detectors because then they might use them to kill people, which is already illegal. They can't even see the flaw in their logic. It's sad and fascinating all at the same time

 

[mikeyp]

New tests to be released by federal firearms agents Wednesday found that all-plastic guns made by 3-D printers are dangerous and can explode in users hands, Devlin Barrett reports on the News Hub

 

[MSant]

Sounds like a self solving problem.

 

[noxin]

We have to make a law to keep people from making guns that aren't seen by metal detectors because then they might use them to kill people, which is already illegal. They can't even see the flaw in their logic. It's sad and fascinating all at the same time

wait, they already passed that law. Some bullshit about requiring a certain amount of metal in any firearm.

 

[shipwreck]

wait, they already passed that law. Some bullshit about requiring a certain amount of metal in any firearm.

True it is illegal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undetectable_Firearms_Act

However, it's not like a criminal to obey any laws. Then again, how could there possibly be no metal involved? The polymers involved are barely strong enough, though they will get better. What the sheep should really be "afraid" of, is home manufacturing via metal sintering. Though I guess they'd piss their pants if they knew about 80% lowers too haha.

 

[daceman63]

http://mashable.com/2013/11/11/3d-printed-metal-gun/

Well, they do those scans and I usually request the groping pat down but they can also make those 3d guns in metal now too....

 

[gearjunky13]

True it is illegal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undetectable_Firearms_Act

However, it's not like a criminal to obey any laws. Then again, how could there possibly be no metal involved? The polymers involved are barely strong enough, though they will get better.

Just throw some duct tape on it, or go crazy and buy some gorilla tape

 

[groundscrapers]

That act is set to expire in a few weeks. Dec 9th.

 

[garandman]

COMPLETE idiocy because they will only work with a metallic cartridge, so they are by no means "undetectable."

A job shop made an m1911 from metal 3D printed parts. 30 of the 50+ parts were printed! including the barrel.

....so if you have a million dollar metal printer and want to go ahead and make a $20,000 3D metal printed gun, knock yourself out!

 

[MSant]

I still don't understand the difference between a 3d printer and a cnc

 

[groundscrapers]

I still don't understand the difference between a 3d printer and a cnc

3d printer

milling machine

Both operate off of CNC (computer numeric code) to make their parts. One prints with a media, the other mills away material.

 

[hminsky]

I still don't understand the difference between a 3d printer and a cnc

One of them is a tool used to modify some stock material to shape it into some more useful shape, and the other is an OMG We're ALL GOING TO DIE!!

You decide which is which.

 

[gearjunky13]

I still don't understand the difference between a 3d printer and a cnc

Im not a expert on the systems but can say the simplest way to explain the difference is a cnc machine removes the material and a 3d printer adds material,

also because a 3d printer can build from the ground up there is the ability to build a complex and complete product with everything in place vs a cnc machine that can't cut in parts that are internal

 

[shipwreck]

That act is set to expire in a few weeks. Dec 9th.

Will be renewed I'm sure. Probably ammended to include any guns with steel haha.

 

[NickW85]

OMG We're ALL GOING TO DIE!!

Well.... we all die, eventually.

 

[Apathesis]

It's an imaginary threat. I can't believe my boss posted this shit on the board at work.

All I can keep thinking about is that stupid scene in DieHard II about the porcelain Glock...