Phila. City Council Bans Using 3-D Printers To Make Guns

**USMC3531** · November 23rd, 2013, 06:24 PM

the atf makes their definations vauge enough that they can twist it to mean anything they want. example if you look at the AOW defination it doesn't mention anything about pen guns, disguised guns (breifcase guns etc), pistols with forward grips, but those are all AOW. If you are planing on printing a gun I suggest you use a barrel liner in it, it will make it more durable and accurate, and maybe actualy useable. "Such term shall not include a pistol or a revolver having a rifled bore, or rifled bores, or weapons designed, made, or intended to be fired from the shoulder and not capable of firing fixed ammunition." http://www.atf.gov/firearms/guides/i...n-nfa-aow.html

**TheLom** · November 23rd, 2013, 07:19 PM

Great, the city is now safe from this deadly epidemic. Fucking morons.

**JP8** · November 23rd, 2013, 11:24 PM

This Kenyatta Johnson guy is obviously a *********. I can't even understand half the words coming out of his mouth. It's unbelievable how anybody with a brain or job would support this guy. Wait, what's the difference, Kenyatta might as well run this country.

**c45man** · November 29th, 2013, 11:38 AM

Has anyone actually seen a legitimate video of a functioning firearm made from 3 D Printer technology?

**USMC3531** · November 29th, 2013, 01:02 PM

there are a few on youtube, 1 ugly single shot pistol, 1 rifle from canada i believe and a revolver from china?

**Maryland_Shooter** · November 29th, 2013, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by RightRock

Isn't this a violation of Title 18 § 6120?

Limitation on the regulation of firearms and ammunition.

a) General rule.--No county, municipality or township may in any manner regulate the lawful ownership, possession, transfer or transportation of firearms, ammunition or ammunition components when carried or transported for purposes not prohibited by the laws of this Commonwealth.

Or is Philly trying to claim that 'manufacturing' doesn't come under this statute?

Bingo! Preemptive Powers. They tried this with SKS rifles a while back, no?

Passing laws is like blowing a horn at a large truck. It has zero effect.

**elweasel** · December 3rd, 2013, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by c45man

Has anyone actually seen a legitimate video of a functioning firearm made from 3 D Printer technology?

Here is the Liberator.

Not a very good gun. Would not want to fire one multiple times. Same is true of the first liberator gun. More of a proof of concept gun.

The real cool one is the ar-15 lower. 600 rounds of .223
Of course why would you want a 3D printed plastic lower. Would be neat to just print a new one if the first one broke. But why not CNC one out of metal. Or a 80% lower with a mill from harbor freight. This kind of law making pisses me off. One of the reason I left Philly. Now to start looking for something bigger out west.

**thorsmitersaw** · June 5th, 2014, 03:06 PM

lol. if they think this would stop anyone with a 3d printer from doing so they obviously have never been on the internet. I hope 3d printers and the like end up making gun control absolutely impossible.