Re:DIY rifles are untraceable and completely legal
by angersock on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @06:40PM
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It's funny the article should mention Austin, since there was just a mass stabbing there ( https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2017/05/01/multiple-pe... ).
Rifles are on the order of 20% as likely to be used to commit a murder as knives ( https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-the-u.s.-... ).
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Regulating what people can build in their own homes is not a good idea, nor is saying "this set of machine blueprints is legal to possess, while this other is not". The hacking community has known this for a long time ( https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html ).
Re:DIY rifles are untraceable and completely legal
by gozur88 on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @09:28PM
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You're more likely to be beaten to death with fists than killed by a rifle. The whole thing is emotion-based manipulation.
Re:DIY rifles are untraceable and completely legal
by Arizhel on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @12:19PM
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Exactly, and this is why fists need to be highly regulated by the government. I propose mandating that everyone have their hands surgically altered so that they're unable to make fists, and can only close their fingers partway.
This seems like a problem which can't be regulated away without severely impacting other industries (ie preventing production 3d printing machines which could produce these firearms).
Even with plans being illegal, it seems that where there is a will, there will be a way, even if it's through a black market or trial and error.
If that's the case does regulation make sense? Is there a more viable alternative?