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California’s New Bill Requires DOJ-Approved 3D Printers That Report on Themselves (blog.adafruit.com)
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California’s new bill requires DOJ-approved 3D printers that report on themselves targeting general-purpose machines.

Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan introduced AB-2047, the “California Firearm Printing Prevention Act,” on February 17th. The bill would ban the sale or transfer of any 3D printer in California unless it appears on a state-maintained roster of approved makes and models… certified by the Department of Justice as equipped with “firearm blocking technology.” Manufacturers would need to submit attestations for every make and model. The DOJ would publish a list. If your printer isn’t on the list by March 1, 2029, it can’t be sold. In addition, knowingly disabling or circumventing the blocking software is a misdemeanor.

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[–] pogmommy@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Because it's not about stopping gun violence, it's about ensuring the state has the final say over who gets a firearm, and keeps them out of the hands of people who might genuinely need them for self and community defense by any means possible

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Nope, it is about competition with the firearms industry.

[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sorry but no. That is ik no way a competitor to regular manufactures. That is like building a soap box car and thinking Chrysler is gonna sue you.

3d printed guns are interesting because they can be made to not trigger metal detectors. Iirc the models I have seen were single use only. Don't think accuracy is great either.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You are simply wrong, this legislation is being pushed by gun manufacturers.

[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 0 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Do you have any information such as sources You could point me to?

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

I have been looking into it. It is a combination of WIPO (which is a trade organization promoted by corporations that are against 3D printing in general) and Billionaire Bloomberg's Everytown.

There are some other notable players as well but these are the two main forces. At first glance Everytown seems like a sensible organization. As I dig deeper it appears they want to counter balance the NRA, but they are not anti-gun at all.

This leads me to believe that they are just an alternative NRA (which has been used as a tool to increase gun sales for years).

I will keep on researching it.

[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 1 points 22 hours ago

That sounds like you are on it! Let us know where land.

So far this is nothing id consider as evidence but as plausible speculation. Not necessarily wrong but ... It's not enough for me to put my money on it.