rickyh7 t1_ivqfc23 wrote
Reply to comment by modelvillager in 3D-printed weapons: Interpol and defense experts warn of ‘serious’ evolving threat by mossadnik
That’s fair however I will say it would be extremely difficult to do from a software perspective. The reason photo copiers refuse to print money is because all money looks the same. Pretty easy to say ‘is this money?’ Issue is with CAD, or even at the lower level, a slicer, you would need a ridiculously powerful AI of some sort to confidently say yeah this isn’t a weapon. The only reasonable way to achieve this would be by requiring all softwares to be cloud based (which many companies can’t easily do if they’re working with sensitive information IE ITAR rockets) so that the AI’s on the cloud can keep an eye on all models. But then a manual review process would be necessary when it inevitably flags a false positive (see googles AI that deletes shit from people’s Google drive all the time). It also completely demolishes the opportunity for prop weapons since they would get flagged as well and that would totally suck. (Me as a guy who cosplays in a full suit of halo Spartan armor and 3d prints prop weapons). I will say as it stands now (at least in the United States) it’s significantly easier to illegally source a weapon than print one. (It’s also completely legal to print one and register it as the gun laws currently stand anyway in many states)
modelvillager t1_ivqg59p wrote
Yeah, that's fair. But I'd point out what makes a firearm a firearm isn't it being shaped like a firearm. It is the ability to detonate the firing cap of standard ammunition in a contained space with trapped expanding gas behind it. Those components can likely be found in their functions in combination (and probably shape - a gun won't work unless the barrel is exact to standard ammunition sizes.
rickyh7 t1_ivqlnqs wrote
That could potentially be used in cad for sure. Not a bad idea. I think it still leaves the risk open for 3d printed lowers or other components. Most of the time the firing pin and chamber will be acquired by other means. They’re not tracked in any way currently so why design it when you can buy it from anywhere. Not totally sure how much benefit having an AI look for a firing pin assembly or chamber assembly
Toofast4yall t1_ivyxseq wrote
You're not 3d printing the whole gun, you 3d print the frame. The slide, barrel, firing pin, and recoil spring are still metal.
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