As Twitchy told you, Donald Trump appears to be reverting back to his old gun-grabbing ways and expressing concern about “3-D Plastic Guns.” So it’s very reassuring to know that a supposedly conservative president is buying into the gun control narrative.
If he’s smart, Trump will ignore the scaremongers and listen instead to Stephen Gutowski, who actually knows what the hell he’s talking about.
If you’re going to read a thread today, let it be this one. ?? https://t.co/ML8YfPg6oy
— Kimberly Ross (@SouthernKeeks) July 31, 2018
Amen:
Nearly everything you're hearing about 3D printed guns right now is false.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) July 31, 2018
Is it indeed possible for a person with a 3D printer to obtain a design online and utilize that design to create a working firearm?
— Very Stupid Man (@very_stupid_man) July 31, 2018
I'm not aware of design that utilizes just 3D printed parts. They all include metal and most designs simply make a single part out of 3D printed plastic.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) July 31, 2018
Gun blue prints are and have long been readily available on the internet. A simple Google search shows this. The thing every politician, activist, and media personality warns will end the world tomorrow has literally been happening everyday since these blueprints were created.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) July 31, 2018
It has also been perfectly legal for law-abiding Americans to download and print or mill these designs the whole time as well. It has also remained illegal for prohibited persons to build firearms with 3D printers or by any other means as well.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) July 31, 2018
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The vast majority of 3D printed gun designs are not undetectable to metal detectors. The majority are mostly made of metal because most of their parts have to be sourced from actual firearms manufacturers. Under federal law it would be illegal to build a gun that's undetectable.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) July 31, 2018
The case everybody is talking about centers around the State Department's claim that posting gun designs on the internet constituted exporting firearms to foreign entities in violation of ITAR. https://t.co/39Gb1eWQ3j
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) July 31, 2018
The State Department only ever made this claim against Cody Wilson, the most famous person associated with 3D printed guns, and his group Defense Distributed. They don't appear to have taken action against all the other Americans posting gun designs online.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) July 31, 2018
Nor was there ever any claim that law-abiding Americans who downloaded and used the designs were in violation of any law. Furthermore, Americans have legally built their own firearms for personal use since the country was founded. This isn't new.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) July 31, 2018
Have you seen this video? Any idea how hard/easy it is for individuals to print bump stocks? https://t.co/0PDTuffaFw
— Simon Hernandez-Arthur (@SimonHernandez) July 31, 2018
No but it's a plastic part so I assume it's possible if you know what you're doing. Of course, you don't even need a bump fire stock to bump fire. It just assists you at pulling off the technique.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) July 31, 2018
Understanding a topic before weighing in on it? What a novel idea!
Read this thread. And also #FF @StephenGutowski, who is one of the most reliable, calmly informative sources about gun issues (both technical matters and gun laws) around on Twitter or the internet at large. If he says it, I trust it. https://t.co/jubWPzYZsR
— Esoteric Jeff (@EsotericCD) July 31, 2018
Yep.
Thread.
But when do facts matter to the media? https://t.co/2jB0vQ4N8C
— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D., M.S. (@Neoavatara) July 31, 2018
Only when they don’t get in the way of the narrative.
Meanwhile, stay tuned:
Anyway, I've got a comment request in to the NRA about the President's confusing tweet and I'll be interviewing Cody Wilson again later today. pic.twitter.com/vlQDVuMuqx
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) July 31, 2018
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