Sen. Feinstein: "Maybe we have to (have gun control in video games)"

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Mr Khan said:

badgenome said:

Mr Khan said:

I still think the libertarians are putting far too much faith in 3D printing. The advent of the Xerox machine wasn't the death of fiat currency...

That's a pretty terrible analogy.

Not really. Similar techniques could be implemented (although obviously a copier couldn't produce close enough money as easily as 3d printing can produce functioning firearms, or those horribly unnecessary super-size ammo clips) to block the system at the source, namely that copiers are often built with firmware to recognize and void bills, and so could be done with the firmware of 3D printers, to recognize and block gun components.

The clips less so, but i would expect common sense to prevail in that they have no use for anything other than mass murder or general mayhem.

Do copiers do that?  I've never seen one do so.

The xerox machine wasn't the end of fiat currency because of the special ways we make money.   You could still Xerox up all the "working" money you wanted with a Xerox.

It would be pretty impossible to program 3D printers to not recognize guns... and even if you could... it would take all of 5 minutes online to override.