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Isn’t this also known as an anti-trust violation? Basically selling a service at below cost, subsidized by other non-related business revenue, to compete with existing market firms who can’t afford to sell at below cost since it’s their only business model. I hope retailers milk them while it’s free and then leave the second they start charging fees.

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I don’t know about you, but I live in the present, not the future.

8 days ago on Lawmakers rush to ban 3D-printed guns, but enforcement options are murky

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And this is why people who don’t understand technology shouldn’t make laws. You haven’t got a clue. If you did you would know that milling machines are almost identical to 3D printing machines. In fact, the only real difference between them is the firmware and the printing/milling head.

Additionally you can’t just buy an off the shelf 3D printer and “hit print” as you say and have a firearm. It’s pretty clear that you’ve never touched a 3D printer, much less been around one long enough to understand the basics.

And lastly, even if you did make a firearm it wouldn’t last very long and probably wouldn’t shoot straight. The defense distributed guy had to jump through some hoops to get this done.

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Under that definition phoning up your buddy in another state to let him know about a potential price mistake at Staples is also wire fraud. Completely absurd.

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I think that’s the best part of all of this. Your honor the defendant’s intent was to take money from the casino… no shit sherlock.

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Gee, called that one. But no, all the technological idiots came out of the woodwork to shout about how it was hacking.

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Head in the sand up there! Sorry, but Obama has surpassed Bush as the worst president in US history. His record on human rights is far worse than Bush’s.

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It’s a definite love/hate relationship.

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WTF are you talking about? The 2nd amendment is part of the bill of rights. It wasn’t an afterthought, in fact, it was the only reason the constitution was ratified because people wanted the bill of rights to protect individual freedoms from tyranny. I suggest you read up on your so called revisionist historical perspective!

Also the gun lobby isn’t abusing anything, they have no influence on the 2nd amendment. And I don’t see how the SCOTUS has perverted it beyond it’s original intentions. In fact, based on original intent, the SCOTUS has curbed many of our fundamental rights.

You actually compared slavery to the 2nd amendment, really? I think you need to go read something like the Federalist papers and then come back to this discussion.

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