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I understand the intent, but feel that there are so many other loopholes that put much worse weapons on the street than a printer. Besides, my prints can barely sustain normal use, much less a bullet being fired from them. I would think that this is more of a risk to the person holding the gun than who it's pointing at.

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[-] nyan@lemmy.cafe 18 points 2 years ago

Well, not anything (if you actually think that's possible, then I have a challenge for you: make a functioning gun out of cheese), but an average hardware store should have everything you need to produce something capable of firing a shot.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 years ago

Usually part of 3D printed guns aren't 3d printed. I'd bet you could make a one-time-use gun out of cheese, but the firing pin and springs would probably have to be made of something else to use a traditional round.

If you go with a gunpowder charge ignited with a flame, it'd be much easier. I'm sure there's even a cheese that could sustain a flame to ignite it with too. You could even make a cheese bullet.

[-] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

The future of warfare: dairy.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago

Extremely effective in the upcoming revolt against the dictatorship of the lactose-intolerant. The tolerance of intolerance is intolerance!

[-] Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

The milk wars Patent pending

[-] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

if you actually think that's possible, then I have a challenge for you: make a functioning gun out of cheese

Sounds like something Mythbusters would've taken on back in the day lol

[-] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 5 points 2 years ago

Even if you freeze the cheese to make it more solid ?

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

I reckon you could do it with Himalayan Chhurpi (yak) cheese.

Some people find it so hard they literally can't eat it.

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