Manhattan DA Bragg asks 3D printer company to block production of ‘ghost guns’ [More]
And cut off their primary customers…?
I’m guessing the only reason there hasn’t been a lawsuit so far is because it’s a Chinese company, and we know what that means to New York Democrats.
[Via Steve T]
I have a Creality Ender 3 Pro.
In order to print a working pistol frame or AR15 lower, you need to be able to print using something a plastic similar to Nylon 12. Out of the box, the Ender 3 print bed and hot end cannot get hot enough to print with Nylon 12. So to print a “ghost gun” one has to replace those two components with after market upgraded parts. If one is smart enough to replace those, one is smart enough to replace the controller board which contains the software that Bragg wants Creality to alter.
And into the bin with the old controller board would go Creality’s Bragg mandated limits on what the printer could print.
There are printers that will print Nylon out of the box, but we should zip our lips and not give Bragg any help in figuring out which ones.
I don’t suppose it’ll ever be as simple as this…?
One has learned from experience and observation not to say something is impossible.
However, one can say that it is easier and cheaper to buy capable equipment, acquire the skills necessary, and print usable, durable firearm components today than it was last year. Remember when Cody Wilson use a leased Stratasys printer to do his early work on AR15 lowers, 30 round magazines, and the infamous Liberator pistol? IIRC at the time those were in the $20k ballpark.
Today a Bambu Labs printer will do it for you at around $1k.