Posted on 07/09/2014 2:46:56 AM PDT by lbryce
A gunmaker who calls himself Buck O’Fama (get it?) has posted an video of his 3D printed Ruger Charger receiver. This single part, which usually holds the serial number and is an integral part of the firing mechanism, is, technically, the only part that defines a weapon as an actual gun. By printing his (or her) own, O’Fama has essentially skirted the law that requires all firearms to be registered with the federal government. Unlike the 3D printed Liberator, this 3D-printed part requires very little structural support and is simply used to guide the mechanism while firing. In other words, you can buy all the parts for a Ruger Charger (a 22 calibre rimfire semiautomatic that is essentially a Ruger 10/22 rifle in pistol form) online – except the receiver. O’Fama is doing little novel here. Gunmakers wishing to exert their rights can buy “80% completed” receivers online now and, with the help of a guide and a drill press, complete the parts at home. In fact, his two piece receiver seems a little dangerous as it requires the user to print it in two pieces and then stick them together. He has not made the model available for download, either.
In an Anonymous-esque voiceover, O’Fama says: “You may not condone the activity, but the fact remains that we are now living in a time when deadly weapons can be printed with the push of a button. The notion that any item so easily created could be eradicated from the earth is pure fantasy. The capacity to defend my family is a fundamental human right. If you take my gun, I will simply print another one. “
*SNIP*
(Excerpt) Read more at techcrunch.com ...
"If America falls, darkness will cover the face of the earth for a thousand years."
Nice article (I like the 3-D printing part), except for screwing up basic facts.
This appears to show an “upper receiver” for an AR-style rifle having been printed. I can buy those by the truckload and not have to fill out any paperwork.
The part that bears the serial number is the LOWER receiver - which is the part requiring an FFL to transfer, once it is part a certain point in the machining process.
Typical...
I am always reminded of A.E. van Vogt’s The Weapon Shops of Isher when I read of 3D printing of firearms.
Good stuff.
Liberals use the phrase “skirting the law” when someone
COMPLIES WITH THE LAW
and thwarts their intent to curtail liberty.
never mind.
Admin Mod - please delete post. Wish that FR had a delete button on the commenter’s side...
“3D printed Ruger Charger receiver”
That’s a Ruger 10/22 receiver. Classic FR posting without reading the article. They know what they’re doing, at least on this one.
“essentially skirted the law that requires all firearms to be registered with the federal government.”
BS. The law allows for this, so is doing anything else that is legal and defined by law “skirting the law”? This article was written no doubt by a liberal.
The same for Nuck Fewt.
You can’t sell it. Can’t take it across state lines.
Can’t be a class 3 weapon. That’s it.
A 10/22 rimfire firearm is hardly something you need to ‘skirt’ Fed laws for — at least not yet.
Incorrect.
You can make all NFA firearms except mgs, and you even make mgs on a Form 1 provided they are for mil/le use.
All restrictions still apply. It just isn’t traceable.
Still can’t be full auto. Can’t be a short barrel rifle. Can’t be a short shotgun. You can’t sell it across state lines if you did not have a license to manufacture it. You don’t need to pass the background check to do it... but you will still be breaking the law if you are a prohibited person and you possess/own it after you make it. So it does not really change much of anything.
Not if you don’t apply for and get approved to manufacture them. Make an SBR or assemble one from parts and you are committing a felony. If you so much as attach a stock or a fore grip to a pistol you are in deep doodoo
“You’ve got my curiosity up. Under current law, if someone builds their own gun, for their own use, what kind of legal restrictions are there? Any?”
Almost none. The Ninth Circuit ruled that it applied to NFA firearms as well, (they said federal law did not apply to homemade automatic guns) but the Supreme Court told them that they were wrong. We can thank Scalia for that, in the Raich decision.
“You can’t sell it. Can’t take it across state lines.”
There is no prohibition against taking it across state lines. If you keep it for a year, you can sell it without a problem, but the BATFE says that you have to put a serial number on it before you sell it...
No paperwork necessary, but you have to put a number on it. Pretty weird.
Buck O’Fama!
Love it!
Keep those printers rolling!
admin - please delete #22 and #25. I messed up
Is the Serial Number required to be uniquely identifying a particular firearrm?
...it would be highly amusing if this were not explicitly stated.
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