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Re:Gunsmith Uses 3D Printer To Make A Rifle by angersock on Thursday July 26, 2012 @03:53PM (#4298255) 

  I expect he'll be less likely to kill people if he knows 
  the weapon is tied to him.
If he's already hot-blooded, it seems reasonable that he won't care.

  I mean say a .22 instead of a center fire. Less killing 
  power. bolt action also means less killing power (i.e. 
  much slower)
Ah, okay, but why not something like a 12-gauge shell, or just a blunderbuss? Or just normal/common 9mm/.45 ammunition?

  knife could harm or kill just a couple of people.
Mankind has been using knives to kill in great numbers since we discovered the first sharp flint. Even in only the past ten years:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_school_massacre

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihabara_massacre

I won't even waste time pointing out how effective a set of box cutters can be.

  IED is in the same range as a homemade gun in that it 
  takes a long time and lots of effort to make.
This is incorrect.

  Actually, I own a .30-06 and a 12 gauge and regularly go  
  hunting.
Cool. What models, out of curiosity?
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Re:Gunsmith Uses 3D Printer To Make A Rifle by grecy on Thursday July 26, 2012 @04:27PM (#4298470)
> If he's already hot-blooded, it seems reasonable that he won't care.

Good point, he might do it anyway due to "blind rage"

> Ah, okay, but why not something like a 12-gauge shell, or just a blunderbuss? Or just normal/common 9mm/.45 ammunition?

I was making the assumption that any home-made rifle would be crude and small caliber, probably bolt-action (at best). I was assuming it would have less "killing power" because of the time to re-load and crudeness of it all. (I was not commenting on the force of the round itself)

> Mankind has been using knives to kill in great numbers since we discovered the first sharp flint. Even in only the past ten years:

The first incident was 8 children killed (and let's be honest, you can kill 7 and 8 year olds with your hands). The second incident was 3 adults killed. That's a lot different that 12 dead and 70 people shot overall with a semi-auto.

> Cool. What models, out of curiosity?

The .30-06 is a Remington 700 XCR. Up here in Yukon by law you must use a minimum of .30 for bison, so it's good for them (we gone one last year), moose (we got two), caribou (still looking). The season opens next week, can't wait.

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