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California Passes Backdoor Bill to Control the 3D Printing Hobby and Spy on Small Designers, Prototypers, and Hobbyists (www.techspot.com)
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This first bill allows the state of California to regulate and oversee all 3D prints in the name of public safety.

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[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Everytown for Gun Safety says recoveries of 3D-printed crime guns across 20 cities have risen nearly 1,000% over the past five years,

So... They found a total of ten 3d printed guns in the last 5 years?

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

325 are 3D out of 350,000 guns found in CA in connection to a crime in 2024, according to random assholes on reddit.

This is a pretty dumb thing to pass legislation on considering it's still VERY easy to buy a gun even in CA, another method of getting a gun isn't making it easier in any real sense.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Now to be totally fair, 325 is 325 more than 0, which would be the ideal number of 3d printed guns used in crime... But also, how many of those 3d printed gun users had access to a different gun and simply opted for the 3d printed one? I get the feeling it was somewhere around 325 of them

This is all ignoring the fact that I'm using a very liberal definition of the phrase "3d printed gun." I doubt anyone is using Songbirds for armed robberies lmao