Anonymous #1 1d

it’s frustrating as fuck. every gun-holstered conservative i’ve ever met at a demonstration and actually discussed this with has always started by being vehemently against the idea of gun legislation… but when i suggest what it’d actually look like at length, they end up agreeing that it’s all generally common sense! someone just has to fuckin explain it to them & nobody has ever done that in any position of power.

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Anonymous OP 1d

Yeah maybe messaging is most of the battle here

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Anonymous #2 1d

If the politicians on your side want my vote they can either change up their position or not get it

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Anonymous #2 1d

i don’t want to take away any guns from anyone unless that’s what the law already requires (violent felons, high-risk users, DV offenders, etc.). unfortunately, printing also means that demographic can also print their own weapons. it’s definitely something to be discussed but i see your concern. personally, i’d just want people like you to get extensive education on the way you made your gun to ensure it’s safe for you (won’t misfire/explode due to print error) and how to clean/maintain it.

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Anonymous #2 1d

part of why politicians don’t want printed guns is for safety but definitely most of why is the gun lobby. manufacturers don’t want to lose out on purchases. they’re already making bank on the political violence end of things — new gunowners buying to feel “safer” “just in case” right now. the NRA is a bitch for both sides tbh.

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Anonymous OP 1d

Respectfully the NRA and manufacturers don't win anything by banning 3d printed guns, those guys still make the barrels, bolts, and slides that the guns wouldn't work without.

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Anonymous OP 1d

The only side that has even shown interest in banning 3d2a is the anti gun lobby

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Anonymous OP 1d

Also as to the safety thing its more about the amount of money put in then going to a class or something. If the government wants to subsidize my gun making to make it safer I'm ok with that (preferably by just giving me an SLS printer)

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Anonymous #2 1d

truthfully, i think the “ban all guns” people who genuinely act like they want to delete the 2nd amendment aren’t real. they’re shills paid to be staunchly anti-gun to be the theatrical foil the pro-2nd candidates... do you understand the perspective of printed firearms being a potential loophole for criminals and violent offenders to regain a weapon illegally? /gen

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Anonymous OP 1d

I just don't think it's a very serious issue. If felons or domestic abusers or drug users or the mentally ill want a gun, they're a lot more likely to just go out and buy one from someone than make one with a 3d printer. Zip guns existed long before FDM anyways

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