▲ 499 ▼ The Dangers of California’s Legislation to Censor 3D Printing (www.eff.org) submitted 4 months ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world 71 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] badgermurphy@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago* (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago* (1 child) they specifically only became supportive of restrictions on personal firearms after minorities started carrying them for protection from law enforcement overreach. It was a whole thing with then-governor Ronald Reagan permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago Correct. They only care about this stuff because they don't want anyone to use it on them. If you don't believe me, just note how basically every single weapons ban written in the US magically has an exception for law enforcement carved into it. So... We (not me, but all you Californian people) can't have, say, a butterfly knife but for some reason the cops can? What do they need it for that we don't, exactly? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago* (1 child) they specifically only became supportive of restrictions on personal firearms after minorities started carrying them for protection from law enforcement overreach. It was a whole thing with then-governor Ronald Reagan permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago Correct. They only care about this stuff because they don't want anyone to use it on them. If you don't believe me, just note how basically every single weapons ban written in the US magically has an exception for law enforcement carved into it. So... We (not me, but all you Californian people) can't have, say, a butterfly knife but for some reason the cops can? What do they need it for that we don't, exactly? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago Correct. They only care about this stuff because they don't want anyone to use it on them. If you don't believe me, just note how basically every single weapons ban written in the US magically has an exception for law enforcement carved into it. So... We (not me, but all you Californian people) can't have, say, a butterfly knife but for some reason the cops can? What do they need it for that we don't, exactly? permalink fedilink source parent