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Gun control 'experts' want it illegal to buy a 3d printer in Australia, unless it has software blocking firearm printing (web.archive.org)
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All Australian states and territories ban 3D guns, but only some jurisdictions like New South Wales, Western Australia and Tasmania make it an offence to possess blueprints.

Experts are calling for retailers to play a greater role in choking the supply of 3D-printed guns in the wake of the Bondi shooting

Gun control groups are pushing for more laws that ban the importation of 3D printers if they do not have pre-installed software blocking firearm parts from being manufactured

Retailers offering 3D printers or 3D printing services would report customers suspected of building 3D-printed guns to the authorities under fresh calls for corporate Australia to play a role in thwarting access to the deadly weapons

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[โ€“] Kopsis@forum.guncadindex.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If only they'd had this legislation sooner perhaps a tragedy could have been avoided. Wait, how many of the Bondi Beach firearms were 3D printed? Oh, that's right -- NONE!

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[โ€“] freedickpics@lemmy.ml 1 points 18 hours ago

I don't understand any of the rhetoric around the shooting. People say the laws have been effective at preventing shootings, yet there are many more guns in Australia than in 1996, so the law is both effective and ineffective, and the shooting proves we need stricter gun control even though we have less shootings with more guns and the stats point towards the vast majority of gun owners doing the right thing?