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submitted 2 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/globalnews@lemmy.zip

Justice Department officials are turning to the 3D-printing industry to help stop the proliferation of tiny pieces of plastic transforming semi-automatic weapons into illegal homemade machine guns on streets across America.

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[-] Addv4@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Sounds like they are trying to crack down on people trying to print bump stocks or something. Truly sounds like a damn stupid sisyphisian task that can be used to survail what is being printed on common printers.

[-] nul9o9@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

There are small modifications that can be done to convert guns to full auto. Glock switches and auto seers, or what not. The idea of usi g this to spy on printers is frustrating.

[-] Addv4@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Yep. Plus, what measures would be required to defeat basic printer blocks? Could it defect differences in tolerance? What if you redesigned an internal part to make the overall print slightly different? It an endless task that doesn't seem like it will be very useful for anything other than random surveillance.

[-] tilefan@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

probably some sort of comparison list of shapes that it can't produce. like how photocopy and printer manufacturers make it so you can't copy legal tender

[-] Addv4@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, but when you are doing that you are basically just comparing to what it can't be. This would be looking at any possible way to design a mechanism to (for instance) turn a semi auto to a full auto, which is to say having something that can independently look at stuff, automatically redesign them in all of the unexpected ways, and ban those from ever being printed.

[-] tilefan@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

I think at best they're going to be playing a catch up game at all times. it might be nice and easy for printers that are connected to the internet and can get regular updates, but it doesn't take a genius to airgap his printer

[-] tilefan@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

people are making those out of plastic?

[-] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

3D printers are no longer limited to a single plastic. They can use wood, metal, carbon fiber and even organic materials these days.

[-] YeetPics@mander.xyz 3 points 2 months ago

Also, material sciences have flourished. Lots of plastics can even outperform metal in specific tasks

[-] tilefan@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

right, but are they making these out of plastic? the article says tiny pieces of plastic.

[-] Gerudo@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Yes they are made of plastic

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