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I understand the intent, but feel that there are so many other loopholes that put much worse weapons on the street than a printer. Besides, my prints can barely sustain normal use, much less a bullet being fired from them. I would think that this is more of a risk to the person holding the gun than who it's pointing at.

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[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 18 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Well, not anything (if you actually think that's possible, then I have a challenge for you: make a functioning gun out of cheese), but an average hardware store should have everything you need to produce something capable of firing a shot.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Usually part of 3D printed guns aren't 3d printed. I'd bet you could make a one-time-use gun out of cheese, but the firing pin and springs would probably have to be made of something else to use a traditional round.

If you go with a gunpowder charge ignited with a flame, it'd be much easier. I'm sure there's even a cheese that could sustain a flame to ignite it with too. You could even make a cheese bullet.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The future of warfare: dairy.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago

Extremely effective in the upcoming revolt against the dictatorship of the lactose-intolerant. The tolerance of intolerance is intolerance!

[–] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

if you actually think that's possible, then I have a challenge for you: make a functioning gun out of cheese

Sounds like something Mythbusters would've taken on back in the day lol

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

I reckon you could do it with Himalayan Chhurpi (yak) cheese.

Some people find it so hard they literally can't eat it.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Even if you freeze the cheese to make it more solid ?