Washington’s law about 3d printing guns. I wonder if they have considered 3d printed missiles?
Keep an eye on this technology. Imagine a future CW2 where people 3d print $100 TV guided missiles.
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The Washington state legislature just passed a law making it a felony to possess digital files that can be used to make any part on a CNC or a 3d machine that could potentially be Read more…
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TCK · March 22, 2026 at 5:25 am
Technological advancements in “home crafting” are going to be the real death throes of gun control and related tyrannies.
SiG · March 22, 2026 at 8:03 am
Either that or places like Washington state are going to outlaw tools like 3D printers or small/home-shop tools like small milling machines and lathes. Tyrants can’t stand the idea of competition.
Pretty neat project that kid developed.
CLN · March 22, 2026 at 8:47 am
The next step is banning or restricting 3D printers, CNC equipment and machine tools. And you will have to get a permit to go to the hardware store.
Divemedic · March 22, 2026 at 10:43 am
There will be money made in bootleg hardware supplies. Imagine getting a 10 year sentence for possession of unregistered woodworking tools.
Dan D. · March 22, 2026 at 2:26 pm
The future resistance will crown Mike Rowe for kicking off waves of welders, mill and lathe operators.
John in Indy · March 22, 2026 at 9:43 pm
As for printed guns, didn’t the US drop plans for a home workshop STEN gun over NAZI occupied Europe? Exhaust pipe, hacksaw, drill, blowtorch, and files needed.
As to home made anti air missiles, see the UTube vids of hobby rockets reaching 12,000 ft, and the high speed FPV racing drones as interceptors.
Elrod · March 23, 2026 at 4:45 am
OK, materials are <$100; now, what's the time component? As in "how many minutes/hours per unit?"
Modularization, aka "solid stating components" as in hacking a version of an Arduino board, will reduce that. And as Ukraine has proved, basement assembly lines work well. 4-7 people turning out 2-5 / hour will not just change the equation, they're write completely new equations.
hh475 · March 23, 2026 at 2:38 pm
The big change will come when high quality metal machines get cheap enough for home use.
dave in pa. · March 24, 2026 at 6:08 am
WOW. that is one damn smart kid to figure this out. given time, God only knows what he will come up with next. got to give it to him for do this. problem will be if the plans for this go “on line” and all sorts of clowns will try to make one.
JT · March 28, 2026 at 12:44 am
Claude for the code, and any number of open-source design tools for the airframe. Design might take a while, but I expect a savvy teenager familiar with model rockets or aircraft could put together an initial prototype in a few weeks.
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