Open Source is our weapon against oppression, and now that we have moved P2P from simple file sharing into directly messing with money and weapons on the same principals: welcome to the new paradigm. Pretty cool to see this all evolve from the ground floor.
But as serious weapon 3D printing is not practical. Firearm must be reliable to fire tens of thousands of rounds. It must not break when dropped or grabbed by enemy in close quarter combat.
Sharing blueprints of real guns is the way to go. Maybe initially optimized designs like Sten SMG or Makarov PM. Then someone with right tools and materials can make copies.
Sharing blueprints of real guns is the way to go. Maybe initially optimized designs like Sten SMG or Makarov PM. Then someone with right tools and materials can make copies.
I'm not so sure about that. Yes, "real" guns are certainly much better long term.
But perhaps the question should be more something like this:
Could John Wilkes Booth have used this effectively?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZRUpmMIQy8
DefDist already has a working full auto. The first had problems with the receiver cracking after a few rounds. Realizing they are not made of metal they beefed it up considerably, and can now make it through several clips. This is just the first one
