Criminals have had molds for making blank lower receivers for ages. Untraceable ARs have been a thing for a long time. End of the day, if bad people want to get guns to do bad things w/ them, they will. 3D printer or not.
Below: An AR-15 style rifle.
Above: An AR-15 style rifle with a 3D-printed receiver. Untraceable. No background check required. 1,000+ have already been downloaded since the Trump admin decided to allow them online.
3D guns are a public safety crisis. #StopDownloadableGunspic.twitter.com/ERSwFWbQPB
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But if you can make it harder for them to get such weapons then it decreases the risk of deaths
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Guess what happens next? The tips of those 3D printed fully functional guns will be made with orange plastic - the color used on toy guns to let law enforcement know it’s not a real weapon. Think about that.
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...you dont print the barrel
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I can't imagine a situation in which I wouldn't just go buy a replacement metal receiver from my gun's manufacturer.
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Get rid of these and 45.
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No, it gives a "well regulated militia" the right to bear arms. What militia are you in?
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