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Are gun designs open source?
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interesting, i suppose that makes sense. One would think they would be more heavily restricted, but i suppose that's expecting too much from governmental bureaucracy lol.
I mean tbh technology has exploded in the last like, 15yr, it didn't used to be this easy to make em this good. Always been able to make pipe shotguns easily though, but better guns required a bit more skill and it was more niche/rare.
Also they kinda can't stop it, both due to the second amendment binding them and physical impossibility, for instance the guy who invented the LutySMG, P. A. Luty, is (was?) a british citizen. Sure they got him, because he published two books on how to make his guns in protest of the UK gun laws, but his designs live on, and could be reproduced by anyone so inclined over there.
Back in the day the shit shovel ak was a popular guide.
yeah, im not surprised frankly, but one would think that in some capacity, by nature, they would be illegal. Given the regulation surrounding it. I always knew pipe shotguns were technically legal. It's never been a particularly good idea though. It'll be interesting to see how it plays out going forward though. Wouldn't surprise me if something like that did happen tbh.