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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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[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

I could make a working metal gun in a day with hand tools and a trip to home depot. Guns aren't magical complicated devices. It's a handle and a tube and a pin that smacks a bullet.

This bill is the epitome of stupid and one of the reasons the left has had so many issues becoming the party leaders. Stop trying to play "big brother" and stop trying to fuck with the 2nd amendment.

[–] E_coli42@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

What do you mean "the left"? The farther left you go, the more people see firearms as important for the people to fight oppression. Karl Marx—pretty much as far left as you can go—was very adament about wokers owning guns.

I think you are trying to refer to authoritarians.

[–] SalamenceFury@piefed.social 5 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

I think he was referring to liberals, which most leftists do not consider to be part of them at all.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Argue semantics about this however you like, but in the US, as far as 95% of the public is concerned, their are two parties. The left are Democrats and the right are Republicans.

Generally speaking, for at least the past 40 years the Democrats have been the ones to try taking away gun rights, while the right has prevented it or put them back. Many people who vote Republican straight up do it for the sole reason of "the Democrats want to take my guns".

That's the reputation the Democrats have. It's true of them, and it's stupid of them.

[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

You're getting paid for doing the work of Fox News and Republican grifters, right? The only place I've seen or heard about anyone wanting to take guns from anyone has been from right-wing conspiracy theorists and right-wing talking heads who use that shit to scare right-wing idiots into voting against their best interests by conflating sensible gun laws with taking all guns away. You make up stats or cherry-pick from somewhere, that's clear.

I know of no democrat voter who doesn't own a gun nor any that don't want them to be available. We just don't think our school kids should need to practice active-shooter drills or invest in bulletproof backpacks to get an education because Bill here HAS to have a weapon that can cut a deer in half from a mile away. They got dumb-fucks spouting this shit off cause the more they repeat the lie the more dumb-dumbs believe them, fight a culture war instead of a class war, and buy more guns.

Republican voters with your belief will find out how many lies they swallowed if a Civil War does break out. The left may have fewer guns but I don't know of any gun nut with more than one life.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 12 hours ago

They wanna plug their ears and pretend slam fire pipe shotguns aren't a thing. Like seriously all you need is two short pipes, a cap and a bolt for the firing pin. You can use the sidewalk to grind down the bolt so you don't even need another tool.

[–] PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Shovel AK is still a thing, but this is not about guns. That is just the cloak of fear (ie - protect the children!) for legislating away your right to own things. Corpos are pissed you can make and/or repair the things they'd rather you buy again.