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		jlgreco on May 10, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: State Department Demands 3-D Gun Blueprints Be Rem... 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.

seanmcdirmid on May 10, 2013 [–]

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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