Not really, it seems like only the bad guys would be willing to pay the premium and take this longer route to get a gun. Anyone acquiring a firearm and abiding by all the laws of their state would pay about half the cost.
The problem with the "in your face" stuff like this, is John Dillinger and his type are what brought about the FBI, with their blatant crimes then running across state line because it was safe.
Them keeping releasing plastic gun designs and devices to circumvent the legal system in an in your face manner is not helping the 2nd ammendment cause, it's hurting it, and only for their own notoriety. As cool as it would be to own one, it's single purpose is going to cause issues.
What they're doing is completely legal. It's not circumventing anything.
Well, no one said it was illegal - It is perfectly legal. But anyone paying twice the typical price for an AR-15 just to have one with no S/N is going to have their intentions called into question and going to give the anti-gun lobby more ammo to play politics with and blow out of proportion and a reason to create more insane anti-gun laws or executive actions. When it comes down to it, having a firearm of any type with no S/N is going to straddle the fence of legality for a while depending on where you live. I imagine some FFLs will refuse to accept them - although with no S/N, you will not need one.
I think what damm315er is trying to say and we support is that while the creativity, legality and ingenuity of the 3D printer is appreciated, making national news with it just to piss off the other side, throw it in their face and stir up more controversy will most likely not do us or anyone any good. There are times when flying under the radar is a really good thing and I think this is the best course for something like this.
If you make a gun with no S/N, you can't make it with the intent to sell. However, if you do want to sell it eventually, from what I understand selling it to in-state FFLs is fine and won't cause a legal stink. Face to face transfers are also still good to go. If you try to sell out-of-state, well... I wouldn't, and that's because I just don't know how to go about it legally (that'd be a question for the ATF).
As far as I know, there are no laws stopping you from building your own in any state. This is why you can buy an 80% and have it mailed directly to you, and finish it yourself. This device just cuts out the middle man. If the gun grabbers make a stink about it, then you can just point them to Montana House Bill 246.
But I do see the benefit of slipping in under the radar. Getting these out there into the hands of people would crush any bullshit they might try to pull later on. At the same time though, it's makes me smile watching them basically tell the brady bunch that they can't stop us from getting guns and rubbing their noses in it at the same time.