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Re:The Dangers of California's Legislation to Censor 3D Prin... by bell-cot on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @05:15PM (#47771629)
> So my assumption is immediately that some relatively large lobbying group feels threatened by 3d printing...

I'd say the real groups behind this are the anti-gun ideologues, the "do whatever it takes to stop my panic attacks over Bad Things maybe happening" left-wing control freaks, and the old-fashioned "big state" authoritarian crowd.

And the only reason they're paying attention to 3d printers is that some pro-gun ideologues and provocative makers have been talking up the concept of 3d printing guns.

Re:The Dangers of California's Legislation to Censor 3D Prin... by whynotmaybe on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @06:32PM (#47772324)
Or the gun lobby isn't really happy that anyone can "print" a gun.
Re:The Dangers of California's Legislation to Censor 3D Prin... by rpmisms on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @08:17PM (#47773151)
Yeah, no. I have shot 3D printed firearms with the head of the FPC, the most active gun lobby organization in the country.