Comments on: 3D-printed gun company gets machinery repossessed by manufacturer

By: jesterking

jesterking — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:23:35 +0000

And you clearly have no idea what sarcasm is. It's a literature tool usually conveyed through irony or understatement. .22lr is a weak round no matter how you look at it. at 1,080 f/s (subsonic) to 1,600f/s, I'd rather have a .22-250 or my trusty .223/5.56 any day.

.22LR has no stoping power what so ever. Is it lethel? Yes. But only if you hit something in the right place. Otherwise, bone could stop it at moderate distances. I would venture to guess that at 20 feet a rib would be able to block it. .22LR are designed for "plinking" or small game. When I say small, I mean like rabbit or squirl. It has its place, but to call it lethal (for humans at range) is rather silly.

By: Jeremy Hawk

Jeremy Hawk — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:51:32 +0000

Yes, that’s true. It’s also totally irrelevant. What you said was that you could swat a .22 LR away. You can’t. You obviously have no idea what you’re talking about.

By: jesterking

jesterking — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:36:09 +0000

So can a pellet gun…

By: Jeremy Hawk

Jeremy Hawk — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 03:13:28 +0000

No, you can’t. .22 LR is easily lethal against unarmored targets.

By: Clint McCook

Clint McCook — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 18:57:23 +0000

It is perfectly legal for an individual to make a firearm without license or serial number. It is however untransferable and any attempt to sell is therefore illegal.

By: Jonathon Hoogland

Jonathon Hoogland — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:46:36 +0000

Not true. In the US you can legally purchase a Title 1 firearm from a private individual without any requirements for background checks or record keeping (some states may have stricter requirements). Way easier and faster than printing one.

Also, the following is from the ATF website. Not sure how the legality of this is being questioned at all.
Q: Does the GCA prohibit anyone from making a handgun, shotgun or rifle?
A: With certain exceptions a firearm may be made by a non-licensee provided it is not for sale and the maker is not prohibited from possessing firearms. However, a person is prohibited from assembling a non-sporting semi-automatic rifle or non-sporting shotgun from imported parts. In addition, the making of an NFA (read: machine gun, silencer, explosive device, etc.) firearm requires a tax payment and approval by ATF. An application to make a machine gun will not be approved unless documentation is submitted showing that the firearm is being made for a Federal or State agency.
[18 U.S.C. 922(o) and (r), 26 U.S.C. 5822, 27 CFR 478.39, 479.62 and 479.105]

By: Superabound

Superabound — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:34:39 +0000

Im curious as to how this 3D printing company has any legal right to just come in and take back the machines they built. Were the machines being leased instead of sold outright? Auto companies cant just come in and repossess your car if you get arrested for drunk driving, so how can this company steal this guys printers just because they think he “might” be breaking some nebulous law?

By: Superabound

Superabound — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:32:58 +0000

There are actual 3D printers available that can print metal. They use a powdered metal that is combined with a binder, and the metal particles are "sintered" together in the same way as plastic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88BPmL8cGAo

By: Masood B Sayed

Masood B Sayed — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:23:06 +0000

That is to significant to tormenets all wipans or we can say human killer around the world, then men kinds can live without any tention we can save Community urbenise that is we can call it Development.

By: Masood B Sayed

Masood B Sayed — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:22:08 +0000

By: Michael A. Rakestraw

Michael A. Rakestraw — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 21:21:09 +0000

Nope, and this gun couldn’t fire more than one shot.. Even a pipe pistol would hold up better

By: tylerwalts

tylerwalts — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:49:42 +0000

Its the ability to print anything that should be the topic being debated, and what Stratsys accomplished with their seizure. If someone really wants to change the world and give power to the people, the technology that should be open-sourced is a 3D printer design.

By: jesterking

jesterking — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:30:33 +0000

The one in the picture is not the one made… The one made was a lower receiver. Not a full upper/lower/barrel assembly.

By: jesterking

jesterking — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:29:05 +0000

lease?

By: jesterking

jesterking — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:28:15 +0000

clips? In a magazine fed firearm, clips are not used. The only ones that use clips that comes to mind for me is the M1 and SKS. Hand guns, as well, do not use clips.

By: jesterking

jesterking — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:23:45 +0000

lol .22 that’s funny. I can swat a .22 away.

By: jesterking

jesterking — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:22:53 +0000

True, but this is the first step in getting there. It’s only a matter of time. Technology makes things easier for the masses.

By: jesterking

jesterking — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:22:02 +0000

It’s only a matter of time. You can’t regulate the people forever.

By: mrhacker95

mrhacker95 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:35:07 +0000

Although You would need to print new parts every Couple of clips Because even a .22 round could corrode and destroy the plastic used for the parts.

By: mrhacker95

mrhacker95 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:33:30 +0000

People can buy ammo easy.

By: mrhacker95

mrhacker95 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:32:47 +0000

It could use smaller Easier to contain Rounds Such as .22 Bullets Which can do a lot of damage, Its not like people will be able to print 3D snipers and assassinate people, Unless it was a .22 round, Which wouldn’t be effective at longer ranges.

By: mrhacker95

mrhacker95 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:30:56 +0000

They should get a 3D Printer from Russia, China or Korea.

By: wknit

wknit — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:45:31 +0000

This story is SO overworked; the “prototype” spoken of here was the lower receiver, not the entire gun. Anyone remotely familiar with a gun knows that there is also the business end for an AR-15, that being the barrel and upper receiver (which houses the bolt and firing pin). Yeah, try printing i n plastic those parts and expect them to work. Sure, all of can be printed, but it will never fire a round – it’s just stupid to think it would work. It would be even dumber to volunteer to test a weapon with a plastic barrel or upper receiver.

On completing a working firearm; you’ll need a barrel and upper capable of containing the explosion and directing the bullet in the right direction – which means… either have a machine shop to finish the parts in metal or cannibalize an existing weapon – the latter of which…, why not just use or repair the source weapon.

Much ado about nothing, Stratasys is for one, over-reacting and for two, just playing CYA while trying to earn media points for being “responsible” – all the while knowing that this project has no real chance of succeeding with their device.

By: Guardian31756

Guardian31756 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:33:31 +0000

A GUN, isn't any good without ammunition and I hardly would think that a 3D printer is capable of even producing a real live round of 5.56mm !

Next thing you'll know, someone would be printing off a Nuclear Bomb and people would surely scream something but then again, I still don't think that a 3D printer is capable of producing I235.

By: Andy Joe

Andy Joe — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:52:11 +0000

The repossession aside, are regular guns hard to get or something?

By: Daric Wade

Daric Wade — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:07:07 +0000

Neat concept, but I wouldn’t trust a gun made from a printer.

By: Daric Wade

Daric Wade — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:07:07 +0000

And I definitely wouldn’t trust the carbine in this picture. No hand guards is a second degree burn just waiting to happen.

By: Masood B Sayed

Masood B Sayed — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:07:07 +0000

By: Derek Lewis

Derek Lewis — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:07:07 +0000

Wha the hell did you just say? Were you typing with marbles between your fingers?

By: Ronald Smith

Ronald Smith — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:07:07 +0000

What on Earth are you trying to say Masood? lol