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California’s New Bill Requires DOJ-Approved 3D Printers That Report on Themselves (blog.adafruit.com)
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California’s new bill requires DOJ-approved 3D printers that report on themselves targeting general-purpose machines.

Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan introduced AB-2047, the “California Firearm Printing Prevention Act,” on February 17th. The bill would ban the sale or transfer of any 3D printer in California unless it appears on a state-maintained roster of approved makes and models… certified by the Department of Justice as equipped with “firearm blocking technology.” Manufacturers would need to submit attestations for every make and model. The DOJ would publish a list. If your printer isn’t on the list by March 1, 2029, it can’t be sold. In addition, knowingly disabling or circumventing the blocking software is a misdemeanor.

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[–] SalamenceFury@piefed.social 77 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

They are essentially trying to regulate technology they know very little about.

That's not surprising, that's just what politicians do. Especially politicians who are 65+ years old and completely out of touch with technology.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 33 points 16 hours ago (4 children)

I am reminded of a senator from Alaska trying to describe the internet as a series of tubes.

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I mean.....replace the word "tubes" with "cables" and it's apparent it's not completely wrong. he's reasonably correct on an ELI5 level I would say.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 16 points 14 hours ago

That was way more accurate and intelligent than this. Like orders of magnitude.

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 16 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Sen Ted Stevens, rest in piss.

[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

"The internet would be a series of tubes if we rolled out fiber, but as the literal chairman of the Senate committee regulating the internet I'm somehow against that."