NY Bill Would Require Background Checks to Buy 3D Printers

Re:NY Bill Would Require Background Checks to Buy 3D Printers by NikolaNovak on Monday October 16, 2023 @07:07PM (#37907923)

Let us be clear here I'm down voting because that much of dripping sarcasm just gets people emotional and doesn't help anything. Feel free to make a cohesive argument one way or another:). Long sarcasm tirades assume other side is wrong and stupid and aren't helpful.

(I'm on your side, btw fwiw! But I still don't like dripping sarcasm insinuating other perspectives are clearly stupid!:)

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Re:NY Bill Would Require Background Checks to Buy 3D Printers by lrvick on Monday October 16, 2023 @08:30PM (#37908623)

No possible defense of 3D printer restrictions could be made, except by an idiot or someone trolling. There are no smart people against 3D printing we will be offending with sarcasm.

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Re:NY Bill Would Require Background Checks to Buy 3D Printers by rickydroll on Monday October 16, 2023 @10:02PM (#37909528)

but what if we took an originalist perspective and allow people to have an unlimited number of 3D printed muzzle loaders as that was the weapon available at the time.

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Re:NY Bill Would Require Background Checks to Buy 3D Printers by Brian_K_White on Monday October 16, 2023 @08:52PM (#37908838)

Search & replace isn't dripping sarcasm, it's the Colbert Report and The Onion, which have rather proven the validity of the practice.

If the result sounds in any way remarkable, then that only illustrates that the original is remarkable in exactly the same way, which is of course the point of the exercise.

Maybe you aren't a fan, but they are certainly in non-trivially good company.

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