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Re:State Department Demands 3-D Gun Blueprints Be Removed by jlgreco on Thursday May 09, 2013 @11:46PM (#5684496)
They already can. It has been possible and within reach for anyone who ever took a real shop class for as long as you can imagine. Not only is it possible, but it is in fact done in practice. A particularly famous example (of many): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pass_Copy

People are losing their marbles over this particular gun because it was put out there with the intention of being provocative. People fear what they are told to fear.

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Re:State Department Demands 3-D Gun Blueprints Be Removed by seanmcdirmid on Friday May 10, 2013 @12:06AM (#5684561)
Improvised guns are a problem in China also, but it is also one of those crimes with an often applied death penalty.

I don't see 3D printing changing the situation very much, as the capability already exists and is harshly regulated.

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