California’s bill, AB 2047, will not only mandate censorware on all 3D printers; it will also criminalize the use of open-source alternatives. Repeating the mistakes of DRM won’t make anyone safer, but it will hurt innovation in the state and risks a slew of new consumer harms ranging from surveillance to platform lock-in. California must stand with creators and reject this legislation before it’s too late.
  • Boost@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Coming back around, this is your original claim.

    that the whole 3D printers are dangerous weapon manufacturing sources is BS. 3D printers, at least those affordable to hobbyists are a damn poor choice for creating fire weapons. Yes, you can print some non-critical parts but that’s about it.

    And now we’re here.

    it is a fairly easy method and can enable cost effective low number production, yes it can. So yes, if you will, then it has made it more accessible for those things.

    So I think I’ve made my point.

    • Jiral@lemmy.orgEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Why are you leaving out a key part of my argument? You know you are still talking to the same person, aren’t you.

      I was talking about a complete functional weapon in the first post. And in the latter I was talking about the easiest to produce parts alone, which could be oriduced even with something like woodworking tools.

      Would you also say that a carpenter can build firearms? Possibly you do, I wouldn’t do that.