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Is Gun Control Over? New 3D printers threaten to make the issue obsolete.

The rise of the Internet and three dimensional (3D) printers will remake manufacturing. As the prices of 3D printers fall and their quality and capability gradually increase we'll be able to make increasingly sophisticated objects. Companies are working on the ability to print electronics as well as increasingly stronger plastics and resins. Thingiverse (http://www.thingiverse.com/) from MakerBot is a great place to find ideas and designs that can be downloaded.

What if you could download a design to print a gun? What would that do to gun control laws?

Not possible? Check out WikiWeapon at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ6Q3BfbVBU

Topics: 3d printing gun control
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    peter lindsay 30+

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    Nov 27 2012: Regarding the durability of plastics, it won't be long before a laser 3D printer will be able to produce sintered metal products at a domestic scale. A plastic barrel with a sintered iron lining would perform acceptably.

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