Those guns STILL REQUIRE KEY COMPONENTS THAT CANT BE 3D PRINTED. Just how many times and how many ways do I have to explain this until it gets through?
You can 3D print a shadow gun, sure, even on a $100 cheapo FDM printer. Thing is, it won’t fucking work because there’s neither barrel nor firing pin. Two of the, oh, most crucial elements to make a gun into an actual gun. Up until you add these two bits, that gun will do more damage if you chuck it at your target than if you fired it.
TECHNICALLY, you could get away with a firing pin setup made from some wiring and an actual nail, but it would be highly unreliable - misfire, not fire at all, and so on. And even if it did fire, without a barrel, you’d have a 30-40% chance of not hitting your target… at which point you’re more likely to kill your target by aiming some higher power pyrotechnics at them. Which are easier and cheaper to acquire.
Those guns STILL REQUIRE KEY COMPONENTS THAT CANT BE 3D PRINTED. Just how many times and how many ways do I have to explain this until it gets through?
You can 3D print a shadow gun, sure, even on a $100 cheapo FDM printer. Thing is, it won’t fucking work because there’s neither barrel nor firing pin. Two of the, oh, most crucial elements to make a gun into an actual gun. Up until you add these two bits, that gun will do more damage if you chuck it at your target than if you fired it.
TECHNICALLY, you could get away with a firing pin setup made from some wiring and an actual nail, but it would be highly unreliable - misfire, not fire at all, and so on. And even if it did fire, without a barrel, you’d have a 30-40% chance of not hitting your target… at which point you’re more likely to kill your target by aiming some higher power pyrotechnics at them. Which are easier and cheaper to acquire.