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NY bill would require a criminal history background check for the purchase of a 3D printer (www.nysenate.gov)
submitted 3 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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NY bill would require a criminal history background check for the purchase of a 3D printer::Requires a criminal history background check for the purchase of a three-dimensional printer capable of creating firearms; prohibits sale to a person who would be disqualified on the basis of criminal history from being granted a license to possess a firearm.

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[–] 15 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Counter offer: a bill that will limit the purchase of 3D printers to people with a criminal history.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Also absurd and unconstitutional. You can make a rudimentary gun out of plumbing parts from a hardware store that is at least as effective as a 3d printer, arguably more so if you're looking at 100% printed parts. Should we run background checks at the register at Home Depot? Should you not be able to buy plumbing if you made some bad decisions and served the time?

    These are all ridiculous laws designed to restrict the liberties of the common man.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    as you should, Americans have forgotten just how dangerous the world really is. You would think people would have learned something from the Hamas attacks on civilians Israel

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Eh, it is easier to buy one. Besides, if I wouldn't pass a background check I'd get the gun some other way. As it turns out, criminals care very little about abiding by gun control laws. Just look at the areas with the strictest gun control, they also happen to be the places with the highest rate of gun violence.

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