Doubtful, but this law is more regarding 80% receivers and such which truly is just a loophole to the existing law. The 3D printed shit is just caked in with it 1) to appease liberal voters who don't know shit about guns and 2) because that's just where the line happened to be drawn and allowing 3D printed guns would require an explicit exceptions.
We need to stop wasting our time trying to defend loopholes and start actively pushing against the laws they are a loophole for. If we want people to be able to purchase guns without a background check, then we should actively try to repeal laws requiring background checks instead of trying to defend a very specific way for people to get around the law by purchasing an incomplete receiver.
The same goes for pistol braces. We all know that it's just a loophole to be able to legally put a stock on your rifle platform "pistol" without it being classified as an SBR. Instead of spending so much time demanding the ATF honors this loophole with their "opinion" on what constitutes an SBR, we should be proactively trying to get the law repealed that requires SBRs to be tax-stamped at all.
Has a 3d printed firearm been used in any crime (besides possibly the possession of the firearm itself)?
Doubtful, but this law is more regarding 80% receivers and such which truly is just a loophole to the existing law. The 3D printed shit is just caked in with it 1) to appease liberal voters who don't know shit about guns and 2) because that's just where the line happened to be drawn and allowing 3D printed guns would require an explicit exceptions.
We need to stop wasting our time trying to defend loopholes and start actively pushing against the laws they are a loophole for. If we want people to be able to purchase guns without a background check, then we should actively try to repeal laws requiring background checks instead of trying to defend a very specific way for people to get around the law by purchasing an incomplete receiver.
The same goes for pistol braces. We all know that it's just a loophole to be able to legally put a stock on your rifle platform "pistol" without it being classified as an SBR. Instead of spending so much time demanding the ATF honors this loophole with their "opinion" on what constitutes an SBR, we should be proactively trying to get the law repealed that requires SBRs to be tax-stamped at all.