Thread: 3D printers, some thoughts...

You do realize you're still thinking inside the square.

A rifle is a type of weapon.
A paintball gun is a type of weapon.
A bow is a type of weapon.
Etc.

Yes you can use one to make plastic guns. But that's not where weapons are going to head once this technology is freely available, and able to be mass produced relatively easily by anyone with a printer.
This is also where governments are going to lose the plot and MAYBE even get to the point of giving up on control of actual firearms. I can also see the yanks leading the way on crazy shit they design.
I mean what's the point of having a fal if you've got a lazy stash of say extreme, ummm, firebombing missiles in the house next door and a printer going flatout printing more of them?