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Rep. Israel to Introduce Legislation to Prohibit 3-D Printed High-Cap Mags Along w/ Plastic Guns
House.gov ^ | January 16, 2013 | Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington)

Posted on 01/16/2013 3:07:43 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

As Debate Stirs Around High-Capacity Gun Clips, Homemade Gun Enthusiasts Show Clip Can be Made At Home with 3-D Printer

Washington, D.C.— Today, Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington) called for a renewal of a revamped Undetectable Firearms Act that includes the ban of 3-D printed, plastic high-capacity magazines. The existing ban on plastic guns expires this year and does not clearly cover magazines. This past weekend, Defense Distributed, a group of homemade gun enthusiasts used a 3-D printer to print and test an ammunition magazine for an AR semi-automatic rifle, loading and firing 86 rounds from the 30-round clip.

Rep. Israel said, “Background checks and gun regulations will do little good if criminals can print high-capacity magazines at home. 3-D printing is a new technology that shows great promise, but also requires new guidelines. Law enforcement officials should have the power to stop high-capacity magazines from proliferating with a Google search.”(continued)

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: banglist; confiscation; democrats; guncontrol; newyork; secondamendment
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To: TexasRepublic

You can make your own springs by wrapping piano wire around a dowel


41 posted on 01/16/2013 6:32:33 PM PST by Renegade
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To: VermiciousKnid

Sorry for the delay. I know what you mean. The last time I had a Congressman I voted for was in the early 80’s!

P.S. — St Hugh of Lincoln.


42 posted on 01/16/2013 8:04:19 PM PST by rex regnum insanit (falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Remind me how the Roman Empire felt about its subject peoples having the tools to make swords, spears and bows.

I think it was in the Karate Kid original movie, it was mentioned that the Okinawans were forbidden from having swords and spears, so they developed karate - fighting with their bare hands. Dn't know if this is true. But anyway, despotic governments never learn, that people will find the way to arm themselves, somehow, some way. Obamites may stop us from buying arms, but we'll make our own.

43 posted on 01/16/2013 8:10:21 PM PST by roadcat
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To: Svartalfiar; 2ndDivisionVet

http://www.gpiprototype.com/?gclid=CN3FwKfu77QCFQ-f4AodGFAA8w

Direct Metal Laser Sintering - I don’t know if the result is suitable for use in a magazine, what little I know about sintered metal is that it might be too brittle, but these things are progressing rapidly.


44 posted on 01/17/2013 9:09:14 AM PST by slowhandluke (It's hard to be cynical enough in this age.)
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To: JRandomFreeper; AD from SpringBay; al_c; AnalogReigns; archy; bmwcyle; Boogieman; bigbob; ...

3-D printer ping

(This one’s a little late)....


45 posted on 01/25/2013 9:31:46 PM PST by null and void (Gun confiscation enables tyranny. Don't enable Tyranny)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Law enforcement officials should have the power to stop high-capacity magazines from proliferating with a Google search.”

Guess what? It doesn’t matter what you think they should have the power to do. The technology is here and you can’t stop it. Neener neener neener!


46 posted on 01/25/2013 10:06:48 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: HEM

“What does this mean? Was it a 30 or 86 round mag they printed?”

It was a 30 round mag, but I think they just fired 86 rounds using the printed mag in that videotaped test.


47 posted on 01/25/2013 10:08:56 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: TexasRepublic

Springs are nothing but mandrel bent piano wire.


48 posted on 01/26/2013 12:11:02 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Yep.

Just bend it *once*. Pud easy.


49 posted on 01/26/2013 12:21:40 AM PST by NVDave
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To: slowhandluke

Sounds too me like a candidate for home making frangible bullets.

Very soon I expect people will come up with a new 3D printed caseless ammo, whole thing is printed, fill with powder and add primer. A longer lighter bullet because the case is part of the bullet, and it disintegrates upon impact, nothing but sintered metal fragments, much like the new varmint bullets.


50 posted on 01/26/2013 2:58:46 AM PST by Eye of Unk (AR2 2013 is the American Revolution part 2 of 2013)
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To: null and void

Please take me off your ping list. thnx


51 posted on 01/26/2013 7:25:34 AM PST by LouAvul
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To: LouAvul

Done.


52 posted on 01/26/2013 7:28:27 AM PST by null and void (Gun confiscation enables tyranny. Don't enable Tyranny)
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To: roadcat

Kara te - empty hands
Kara oke - empty orchestra


53 posted on 01/26/2013 7:40:39 AM PST by djf (Conservative values help the poor. Liberal values help them STAY poor!!!)
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To: null and void

Yeah... worked so well after the Volstead Act, didn’t it?


54 posted on 01/26/2013 10:10:36 AM PST by pabianice (washington, dc ..)
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To: pabianice

Yep. There wasn’t a dry I in the house. Or senate.


55 posted on 01/26/2013 5:44:28 PM PST by null and void (Gun confiscation enables tyranny. Don't enable Tyranny)
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To: muawiyah

consider that this idiot probably has money invested in manufacturers. Remember this “representatives” have investiment immunity.

The shifting of production damages his stock portfolio.

the shifting of production means less lobbiest money.

the shifting of production affects his personal power block.


56 posted on 01/27/2013 10:42:44 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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