Sen. Chuck Schumer Seeks To Extend Ban On 'Undetectable' 3D-Printed Guns 550
SonicSpike writes with this snippet from The Guardian: "As the technology to print 3D firearms advances, a federal law that banned the undetectable guns is about to expire. The New York senator Chuck Schumer says he is seeking an extension of the law before it expires on 9 December. Schumer said the technology of so-called 3D printing has advanced to the point where anyone with $1,000 and an internet connection can access the plastic parts that can be fitted into a gun. Those firearms cannot be detected by metal detectors or x-ray machines. Schumer says that means anyone can download a gun cheaply, then take the weapons anywhere, including high-security areas. The Democrat is pushing the extension along with Senators Patrick Leahy of Vermont and Bill Nelson of Florida. The effort was announced on Sunday."
Some sort of gun-revealing device (Score:5, Funny)
If only there was some way to ensure that the guns contained a large, metal object that would show up on an x-ray. You could make such an object out of a dense metal like lead to ensure that it showed up.
Re:Futility of certain laws (Score:5, Funny)
You mean, as soon as the gun is detected, it no longer falls under the "undetectable gun" rule? That is indeed a conundrum.
Pronunciation Lesson (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Remind me why this is needed? (Score:5, Funny)
Because of course it's been scientifically proven that having 0.25000000 times the current number of laws is the optimum.