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submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

NY bill would require a criminal history background check for the purchase of a 3D printer::Requires a criminal history background check for the purchase of a three-dimensional printer capable of creating firearms; prohibits sale to a person who would be disqualified on the basis of criminal history from being granted a license to possess a firearm.

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[-] [email protected] 50 points 11 months ago

The logic of this is nonexistent. An argument could be made very convincingly that cars are dangerous to allow in the hands of criminals. 2 tons of metal, well known for and capable of ending a life, with the ability to aid criminal enterprises and avoidance of law enforcement. So should car sales now require a criminal background check? All this would do is further disenfranchise convicted felons, regardless of the actual crime committed, and create new difficulties for a group that includes a very high percentage of people already proven to give no shits about the law who will find and exploit ways to continue activities despite any laws attempting to restrict them.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

You can’t buy a car in most states without insurance. You can’t get insurance without a license. You cannot get a license… and so on. So that’s not a good example.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Wait, ex-cons can't even get cars in the US? Are you serious?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

No? Where did you get that from? Maybe if they’ve lost their license for DUI’s or something.

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