Yeah, stopping people from 3D printing "illegal" stuff is completely unenforceable. The entire software ecosystem already has popular open source implementations, from CAD to slicer to printer firmware, so good luck forcing some gun detection code into it.
Not to mention that a cheap lathe can be used make a gun with superior accuracy, durability and safety than a similarly priced 3D printer ever could. I don't understand why 3D printers are scary, yet crappy machine tools from aliexpress aren't.
profossi t1_ivpp4ly wrote
Reply to comment by Departure_Sea in 3D-printed weapons: Interpol and defense experts warn of ‘serious’ evolving threat by mossadnik
Yeah, stopping people from 3D printing "illegal" stuff is completely unenforceable. The entire software ecosystem already has popular open source implementations, from CAD to slicer to printer firmware, so good luck forcing some gun detection code into it.
Not to mention that a cheap lathe can be used make a gun with superior accuracy, durability and safety than a similarly priced 3D printer ever could. I don't understand why 3D printers are scary, yet crappy machine tools from aliexpress aren't.