New York’s state budget could pass within days. Buried deep in the text is a provision that has nothing to do with balancing the books. Part C of the budget bill would require every 3D printer sold in New York to run surveillance software that scans every design file you create, and blocks anything an algorithm flags as a potential firearm component . A separate provision would expose researchers, journalists, and educators to felony charges simply for possessing or sharing certain design files.
You don’t need a 3D printer to make firearms. There are tons of guides on improvised weapons for self-defense.
Reminds me of how nobody can own fertilizer after the Oklahoma City bombing.
Pffft!
i’m beginning to suspect this has “don’t 3d print replacement parts for our proprietary garbage” vibes to it.
firearms are the think of the kids of this attempt.