Working gun made with 3D printer

[Karst]

I believe that in a armed society, the bad people will think twice before committing crimes because they would be like: "That guy most likely has a gun, if he catches me robbing his house he'll most surely shoot me." While in an unarmed society the same bad guys will be like "What's he gonna do? Call the cops? I'll stab him and be gone before anyone gets there."

Actually, it'll more likely be "That guy most likely has a gun, if he catches me robbing his house I better shoot him before he shoots me".
Statistically, gun owners are far more likely to be shot themselves.

That having been said, I'm not the sort of person who believes higher rates of gun ownership automatically mean more violent crime. It has far more to do with social factors and attitudes.

As for the subject: I think that's pretty darn cool. A showcase of modern technology.

I don't see it as a grave danger. Nobody with criminal intent is going to buy a 3d printer that costs thousands of dollars to build a crappy one-shot pistol. If they have that kind of money, they'll be able to aquire "real" guns.

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