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LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#250576: Jul 28th 2018 at 3:59:05 PM

What's going to prevent 3d printed guns from being used in crimes is that 3d printed guns fucking suck and will take your hand off before they let you shoot someone.

Oh really when?
archonspeaks Since: Jun, 2013
#250577: Jul 28th 2018 at 3:59:26 PM

[up][up] As pointed out above, ([nja]’d by Garcon) for the time being guns that are whole cloth 3D printed pretty much suck. People will still have to purchase actual gun parts for their 3D printed guns, which can be more easily regulated.

Edited by archonspeaks on Jul 28th 2018 at 3:59:32 AM

They should have sent a poet.
AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#250578: Jul 28th 2018 at 4:31:53 PM

Until 3D Metal printers don't require a full workshop to work and can fit in your room or garage than it shouldn't be an issue.

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Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#250579: Jul 28th 2018 at 5:12:53 PM

Plus you still can’t 3D print a working bullet.

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AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#250580: Jul 28th 2018 at 5:19:15 PM

I think what most reasonable people seem to be concerned about is the precedent this sets for down the road. The tech's only going to improve, since people who want guns quite obviously don't want guns that fall apart in one or two uses, and also don't want a gun that explodes in their hands.

TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#250581: Jul 28th 2018 at 7:42:24 PM

This all sounds like it might wind up being a blessing in disguise. A firearm that's easier to access, but a useless piece of total garbage to anyone who actually knows their shit sounds like it might be very appealing to reactionary idiots who don't.

Like. You're not going to see a bunch of ex-military veterans marching with the Oath Keepers carrying these. But dumbf*ck teenagers just found a BRILLIANT NEW WAY to get access to a gun. One that will fall apart or explode in their hand.

Imagine some asshole trying to start up a spree shooting holding one of these. There may be a net positive benefit from sensationalizing 3-D printed guns.

Edited by TobiasDrake on Jul 28th 2018 at 8:44:56 AM

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AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#250582: Jul 28th 2018 at 7:44:16 PM

[up]The Darwin Awards pages will be updated.

Edited by AngelusNox on Jul 28th 2018 at 11:44:44 AM

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megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#250583: Jul 28th 2018 at 7:50:31 PM

this is beautiful picture right here.

An all class Robert Mueller and Donald Trump Jr (who is wearing a horrible green pollo shirt and a cameo hat) were spotted at the DCA, and someone caught it on camera.

Edited by megaeliz on Jul 28th 2018 at 10:56:36 AM

PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
i'm tired, my friend
#250584: Jul 28th 2018 at 9:38:30 PM

...and?

i'm tired, my friend
TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#250585: Jul 28th 2018 at 11:01:45 PM

I'm not sure I see the funny.

If they'd posed for a picture with Mueller putting handcuffs on Don Jr., then I'd be laughing. If the tourist turned out to be an FBI plant and that was actually how they arrested Don Jr., I'd be splitting my sides.

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NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#250586: Jul 28th 2018 at 11:54:56 PM

If they arrest Donald Jr., Trump would have a truly epic meltdown.

I'm talking screaming on the White House lawn, Aerys the Mad meltdown.

NativeJovian Jupiterian Local from Orlando, FL Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Jupiterian Local
#250587: Jul 29th 2018 at 7:51:47 AM

The thing with 3D-printed guns is that they don't have to be as good as traditionally manufactured guns in order to be a problem. So they can only fire a few times before breaking, possibly posing a danger for the user? Okay, that doesn't mean those two or three people haven't been shot. And the technology will only improve from here — 3D metal printing may not be a viable DIY thing for most people yet, but it almost certainly will eventually.

This is something that we as a society need to get out in front of, not wait until it becomes a major problem to deal with it — however it is we decide we want to deal with it.

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Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#250588: Jul 29th 2018 at 8:09:42 AM

Trump threatens a government shutdown if congress doesn't fund his wall and immigration changes.

Talk about taking your ball and going home.

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#250589: Jul 29th 2018 at 8:15:08 AM

[up]If he does that, he might as well hand the Dems the election on a silver platter.

JBC31187 Since: Jan, 2015
#250590: Jul 29th 2018 at 8:15:42 AM

Yes please. Do it right in front of midterms.

[up]I mean, I would hope there's enough sane people in this country who would look at this and say "Well, we gave him a chance and he blew it," but there's still far too many who are just like Trump in intellect and demeanor. I honestly terrified that they'll support turning our country into more of a dumpster fire.

Edited by JBC31187 on Jul 29th 2018 at 8:18:13 AM

Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#250591: Jul 29th 2018 at 8:23:34 AM

[up]Reminder that the Republican base is 37% of the country, if he does something like this and enrages the rest of the country then the fact that fanatics exist is not especially relevant.

Fanatics didn't save Hoover and they won't save Trump if he makes big enough mistakes.

Edited by Fourthspartan56 on Jul 29th 2018 at 11:28:07 AM

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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#250592: Jul 29th 2018 at 8:24:12 AM

[up][up]Well, I get where you're coming from, I really do. But keep in mind that the only reason I said that was because there are already strong signs of a probable Blue Wave. A possible shutdown just makes them all the stronger.

Edited by kkhohoho on Jul 29th 2018 at 10:25:57 AM

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#250593: Jul 29th 2018 at 8:30:50 AM

I doubt that Mitch and Ryan will allow him to pull a shutdown; they'd likely use moderate Republican and Democratic votes to force a clean bill through. If he vetoes it....I doubt even the GOP hardliners are willing to force a shutdown that can't be resolved in their favor so close to an election.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Wyldchyld (Old as dirt)
#250594: Jul 29th 2018 at 8:34:43 AM

So, Trump had a meeting with A.G. Sulzberger (New York Times publisher).

Trump's assessment of the meeting:

Had a very good and interesting meeting at the White House with A.G. Sulzberger, Publisher of the New York Times. Spent much time talking about the vast amounts of Fake News being put out by the media & how that Fake News has morphed into phrase, "Enemy of the People." Sad!

Sulzberger's assessment of the meeting:

My main purpose for accepting the meeting was to raise concerns about the president's deeply troubling anti-press rhetoric.

I told the president directly that I thought that his language was not just divisive but increasingly dangerous.

I told him that although the phrase "fake news" is untrue and harmful, I am far more concerned about his labeling journalists "the enemy of the people." I warned that this inflammatory language is contributing to a rise in threats against journalists and will lead to violence.

I repeatedly stressed that this is particularly true abroad, where the president's rhetoric is being used by some regimes to justify sweeping crackdowns on journalists. I warned that it was putting lives at risk, that it was undermining the democratic ideals of our nation, and that it was eroding one of our country's greatest exports: a commitment to free speech and a free press.

Throughout the conversation I emphasized that if President Trump, like previous presidents, was upset with coverage of his administration he was of course free to tell the world. I made clear repeatedly that I was not asking for him to soften his attacks on The Times if he felt our coverage was unfair. Instead, I implored him to reconsider his broader attacks on journalism, which I believe are dangerous and harmful to our country.

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Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#250595: Jul 29th 2018 at 9:23:42 AM

Yep, Trump exists in another universe entirely. It's really obvious when you pay attention, but he actively edits whatever is happening while it's happening. It's impossible to get through to him because he does and says whatever he thinks the person right in front of him will like (while in a private meeting) while not actually paying attention to what's going on and inserting his own narrative.

DingoWalley1 Asgore Adopts Noelle Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
Asgore Adopts Noelle
#250596: Jul 29th 2018 at 9:26:00 AM

[up] Essentially, Trump is Cartman from the Episode Fishsticks. I wouldn't be surprised if Trump thought he was fighting Human-Killing Mexican Robots with the Powers of the Human Torch, while talking to the guy from NYT about how the Media was the 'Enemy of the People'.

Edited by DingoWalley1 on Jul 29th 2018 at 12:28:04 PM

Wyldchyld (Old as dirt)
#250597: Jul 29th 2018 at 10:02:10 AM

[up][up]I've known a couple of people in real life who never have a conversation with you. They're having a conversation with a 'you' that's inside their own head. They're responding to the conversation that's occurring in their head and not the conversation that's actually happening. Their later recall of the conversation is as per the conversation that occurred inside their own head.

It can be very frustrating to have someone swear blind you're lying about having said (or not said) something when you (and sometimes there are one or more witnesses!) did. It ends up feeling like gaslighting. The difference is that the person isn't deliberately attempting to gaslight you, they're actually accidentally gaslighting themselves.

It's the most bizarre thing to experience.

If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#250598: Jul 29th 2018 at 10:03:34 AM

I Reject Your Reality is very much in play with Trump. Him and his supporters.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#250599: Jul 29th 2018 at 11:00:21 AM

@Shutdown: Isn't this our third or fourth one since Trump became president?

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#250600: Jul 29th 2018 at 11:04:08 AM

It would be the third I believe, after the showdown over DACA and a brief one caused by Rand Paul (IIRC).

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