Gun Control & RKBA

bluesbassman

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68. Who owns tanks and fighter jets that are "armed"?

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 06:32 PM

Mar 2013

Why in the world would a private citizen need to own an armed tank or fighter? I can certainly see the value in owning a tank or fighter from a historical/collection POV, but are you seriously suggesting that there are live munitions carried on some of these privately held weapons?

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Firing an AR-15 with a printed lower. [View all] GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 OP

NPR had a story about printer guns last night. It scared the hell out of me. catbyte Feb 2013 #1

This ship has sailed, long ago in fact. SQUEE Feb 2013 #3

99% of Americans, especially idiots like James Holmes, would never learn how to use a metal lathe. denverbill Feb 2013 #4

Then we best ban gasoline, sawdust, model rockets and water proof matches just as a start..... SQUEE Feb 2013 #11

Worst school massacre in US history involved dynamite, which is also 'arms'. denverbill Feb 2013 #15

There is a world of differnece between a firearm and explosive ordnance.... Callisto32 Feb 2013 #20

There's also a world of difference between an AR15 and a colonial musket. denverbill Feb 2013 #23

'Cause no one else confuses dynamite with arms that could be kept and born by jmg257 Feb 2013 #24

Hint: Callisto32 Feb 2013 #44

Which founding father owned one, or had seen one? denverbill Feb 2013 #45

The Austrians used a single barrel semi auto from 1780 to around 1815. gejohnston Feb 2013 #46

#1, there is still no proof that the Founding Fathers had ever seen or heard of that gun. denverbill Feb 2013 #48

of course they knew gejohnston Feb 2013 #49

'of course they knew'? denverbill Feb 2013 #55

I read a lot more than I post gejohnston Feb 2013 #56

Who made you the DU zampolit? GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #64

Neither could the FFs have dreamed about the internet, or TV, or CDs. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #63

Message auto-removed Floyd R Turbo Mar 2013 #67

Who owns tanks and fighter jets that are "armed"? bluesbassman Mar 2013 #68

Message auto-removed Floyd R Turbo Mar 2013 #70

So your argument hinges on an amusement company... bluesbassman Mar 2013 #74

Message auto-removed Floyd R Turbo Mar 2013 #81

Why don't more people fight the MSM, the press, the Internet, the equivalent "Quill"? NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #78

Message auto-removed Floyd R Turbo Mar 2013 #82

In agreement with you. NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #83

Message auto-removed Floyd R Turbo Mar 2013 #85

I am not whinning.. SQUEE Feb 2013 #30

OK, here are some other salient facts. denverbill Feb 2013 #50

they did? gejohnston Feb 2013 #51

Are you saying dynamite is unregulated? I said dynamite is now regulated. denverbill Feb 2013 #53

I know it is gejohnston Feb 2013 #54

You don't even need a mill or a lathe ... holdencaufield Feb 2013 #32

Has anyone in the US ever committed a mass shooting with a home-made weapon like that? denverbill Feb 2013 #47

If prohibition were about stopping mass shootings... holdencaufield Feb 2013 #58

Not having the Moshen David, SQUEE Feb 2013 #59

3D printers are really cool madville Feb 2013 #2

"Guns are after all just pieces of metal and plastic." guardian Feb 2013 #8

I assumed all the new ones were, SQUEE Feb 2013 #12

Really? eom Kolesar Mar 2013 #79

Message auto-removed Floyd R Turbo Mar 2013 #84

The technology to rifle a barrel BigAlanMac Feb 2013 #9

They hand build AK clones in the moutains of Pakistan using child labor. davepc Feb 2013 #14

.45 cal pistol using a UniMat bench lathe. rdharma Feb 2013 #29

There's a video floating arround of somebody putting 600+ rounds through one davepc Feb 2013 #5

600 rounds through a printed lower. Nothing broke. davepc Feb 2013 #6

DAMN! That barrel has to be HOT!! N/T GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #7

Errrrr merrrr Gerrrrd! Time to panic...... right?!!!!! rdharma Feb 2013 #10

They start at about $2,000. A decent mid-range one will set you back about $5k. davepc Feb 2013 #13

They start at about $2,000 rdharma Feb 2013 #16

Moore's Law. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #18

price will come down rdharma Feb 2013 #19

Doesn't work that way. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #22

All you need is a 3-D printer. rdharma Feb 2013 #25

Did you miss my reply or are you being obtuse? clffrdjk Feb 2013 #26

Did you miss my reply rdharma Feb 2013 #27

Your knowledge of the subject is lacking clffrdjk Feb 2013 #28

"Polymer AR lowers have been around for quite a while" rdharma Feb 2013 #31

If bushmaster sold them they were re-branded clffrdjk Feb 2013 #33

If bushmaster sold them rdharma Feb 2013 #34

Oh look something I haven't seen clffrdjk Feb 2013 #35

"Great I like learning new things." rdharma Feb 2013 #36

Wow, at least I admit my failings. You have a little growing to do clffrdjk Feb 2013 #38

The point is that the Feds can't control it. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #37

"Anybody with a 3-D printer can make a lower for themselves." rdharma Feb 2013 #39

Absolutely clffrdjk Feb 2013 #40

"Do I really need a sarcasm tag?" rdharma Feb 2013 #41

Simply will point out that 15 yrs ago the idea of smartphones as commonplace iiibbb Feb 2013 #42

"technology is not in garages yet" rdharma Feb 2013 #43

Give it up! Weak argument! rdharma Feb 2013 #52

There was a time when the Sun, Moon, and stars all revolved around the earth... cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #57

There will be a time ........ rdharma Feb 2013 #61

You just keep whistling past that graveyard. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #65

Message auto-removed Floyd R Turbo Mar 2013 #71

No less herpyderpy than a reply to the same post 3 hrs apart... iiibbb Mar 2013 #66

Message auto-removed Floyd R Turbo Mar 2013 #72

"Everybody can make their own firearms NOW" rdharma Mar 2013 #73

Does this look like a "zip gun" to you? holdencaufield Mar 2013 #75

"look like a "zip gun" to you?" rdharma Mar 2013 #76

Message auto-removed Floyd R Turbo Mar 2013 #87

But ... holdencaufield Mar 2013 #90

Some people... They see a Bridgeport mill and say, "nice drill press!" NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #77

Who needs a mill........? rdharma Mar 2013 #88

I have three Unimats, two newer ones (80's) and one really sweet older one. NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #89

I'll bet you could whip out 1911 frames and slides on that baby! nt rdharma Mar 2013 #92

In the case of the Luty ... holdencaufield Mar 2013 #91

Our high school robotics club has one ...... oldhippie Feb 2013 #60

Given the right materials I think it could print a receiver. rdharma Feb 2013 #62

$499 clffrdjk Feb 2013 #21

You might be able to make a casting with the product from a 3-D printer. krispos42 Mar 2013 #98

Nah, they'll just wait til the video comes out. Eleanors38 Feb 2013 #17

+1 would like to see the video Animal Chin Mar 2013 #69

"firing an AR 15 with a printed loader" is title of DU thread/video. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #95

" the NYT's obsession with guns," Kolesar Mar 2013 #80

The NYT also hates TESLA electric vehicles. NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #86

Actually, the criticism was from Michael Ventura in his Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #96

So mandate a "V Chip" in all 3D printers mwrguy Mar 2013 #93

3D Printers holdencaufield Mar 2013 #94

Magic kudzu22 Mar 2013 #97