US block 3D guns for now...

[Elbow beards]

A US judge has blocked the publication of 3D printer blueprints for guns on the Internet for now.... Scary

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp....cks-release-of-blueprints-for-3d-printed-guns

 

[grunge]

Pretty sure when these were reported on a while back it was more likley to blow your fingers off than shoot a bullet as plastic isn't strong enough to be a gun.

 

[SWP's back]

Pretty sure when these were reported on a while back it was more likley to blow your fingers off than shoot a bullet as plastic isn't strong enough to be a gun.

It can be, hence the worry.

 

[idahoblues]

Pretty sure when these were reported on a while back it was more likley to blow your fingers off than shoot a bullet as plastic isn't strong enough to be a gun.

Still good enough to get someone in really close if undetectable

 

[stonerblue]

Pretty sure when these were reported on a while back it was more likley to blow your fingers off than shoot a bullet as plastic isn't strong enough to be a gun.

The fuckin idiots published the plans to make an assault rifle.
What kind of special prick thinks this info should be freely available? Fuckin jeez.....

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Still good enough to get someone in really close if undetectable

That's the bigger concern - getting through xray machines.

I think it's quite likely that most plastics wouldn't take the heat (and a second shot would be very difficult), but equally I suspect there may be the odd one that can take hte heat and/or some clever workaround.

 

[idahoblues]

That's the bigger concern - getting through xray machines.

I think it's quite likely that most plastics wouldn't take the heat (and a second shot would be very difficult), but equally I suspect there may be the odd one that can take hte heat and/or some clever workaround.

Exactly, and it would only take a 22, not really enough to do much damage to the shooter but aimed in an ear, job done. I guess the difficulty would be getting the ammo in too

 

[SilverFox2]

A step in the right direction I suppose all they need to do now is control the sale of weapons generally. Seems making your own may offend those who sell them.

 

[SWP's back]

Exactly, and it would only take a 22, not really enough to do much damage to the shooter but aimed in an ear, job done. I guess the difficulty would be getting the ammo in too

Plastic bullets now as well.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Plastic bullets now as well.

Something like that, I'd expect

 

[super_city_si]

That's the bigger concern - getting through xray machines.

I think it's quite likely that most plastics wouldn't take the heat (and a second shot would be very difficult), but equally I suspect there may be the odd one that can take hte heat and/or some clever workaround.

Unless I'm mistaken I think these guns are a one shot use. Gun companies cant make any cash on these so NRA will be all over this.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Unless I'm mistaken I think these guns are a one shot use. Gun companies cant make any cash on these so NRA will be all over this.

And why would anyone want an x-ray-invisible one-shot gun?

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Exactly, and it would only take a 22, not really enough to do much damage to the shooter but aimed in an ear, job done. I guess the difficulty would be getting the ammo in too

A .22 round can do a lot of damage; even low velocity ammunition (@1000ft/s) It will still break or penetrate bone, and easily go through the skull. Once inside the body it will tumble around and make a mess.

Lethal at short range (20-30ft).

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

And why would anyone want an x-ray-invisible one-shot gun?

It would have it's uses for the criminal underworld. A close range single shot to the back of the head - perfect for assassination. Then you can just burn the evidence.

 

[allblackcitizen]

I know it was pre-3D printing, and a work of fiction, but didn't the John Malkovich character in "In the Line of Fire" make a plastic gun so he smuggle it through security and try to assassinate the president? Obviously he's insane and Clint stops him, but a good bit of future predicting by the film makers.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

It would have it's uses for the criminal underworld. A close range single shot to the back of the head - perfect for assassination. Then you can just burn the evidence.

It was meant to be rhetorical, but yes, that's quite a valuable use for one.

 

[grunge]

Still good enough to get someone in really close if undetectable

Yeah just checked it out again, 1st ones I saw test video's of blew up when trying to fire but they seem to have "fixed" that issue.

 

[idahoblues]

A .22 round can do a lot of damage; even low velocity ammunition (@1000ft/s) It will still break or penetrate bone, and easily go through the skull. Once inside the body it will tumble around and make a mess.

Lethal at short range (20-30ft).

I agree, more people die from 22's than any other calibre. I guess my point was that if you can get up close then you can ensure killing someone else with the bullet, but it may not have the destructive power to blow up the plastic gun unless it was a 22 mag

 

[Barcon]

And why would anyone want an x-ray-invisible one-shot gun?

So they don't have to rent a van and drive into a crowd of women and children.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Unless I'm mistaken I think these guns are a one shot use. Gun companies cant make any cash on these so NRA will be all over this.

Trump tweeted saying these guns made no sense and he knew that because he had already consulted the NRA. So unless his gun selling mates can find a way to make money out of this it will continue to make no sense to allow them to Donald.