Printable Files For 3D Printable Guns - Should You Distribute Them?
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- This is a video essay on the subject of freely distributing easily printable (.stl or .3mf) firearms. Complete, total, and absolute freedom is the only answer. That cat is out of the bag and it is not going back in. Right?
Talking with The 3D Print General about Patents in 3D Printing: • Video
My 10/22 Build Video: • Video
Finally a video of yours where you articulate your thoughts well and don’t come off as a jerk. Duality is indeed needed to create freedom. Ad with everything in life there is duality.
I can really understand why many americans oppose to the gun limiting current government, I live in Belgium where it's almost impossible to own a gun, let alone print one. Can't get any ammo either, with the war so close to us it just makes us realize that we have no power at all to protect what's ours, also in case of theft, burglary or home invasions we have no power to protect ourselves and if we do by any means most likely we become the perpetrator instead of the victim and get sentenced to jail. So no guns doesn't mean less crime, I think even more crime especially with the way our courts operate.
All I can say is that i support what you're saying just as many others and that no-one should touch your 2nd amendment.
Great video. I’m a very socially liberal person, also a Navy vet, an engineer and a gun owner and I completely agree with your stance on firearms. What I disagree with is your use of the word liberal to label people. When I started to watch your video, I was skeptical but as you explained your position, I found myself agreeing with you. But please don’t join the right wing fanatics with using the world liberal as a name to label people. Let’s take the word back from the media and use it as it was originally defined. My favorite part of the definition is “ an advocate or adherent of liberalism especially in individual rights” and here’s the part of the definition of liberalism that I’ll cite for the skeptics: “ a political philosophy based on belief in progress, the essential goodness of the human race, and the autonomy of the individual and standing for the protection of political and civil liberties”
Hopefully one day there will be more than two parties, the current structure really pushes a shitty way of perceiving others and dealing with issues.
Well worded and fully agree
Dude....one of the greatest videos you've ever made. Perfect time to make this considering the crazinessof whats going on in the world. If only everyone saw this video....minds would open even though some are incapable do to liberal mind washing. Great vid man 👍👍
I like listening to your takes and enjoyed this video as well, but my gut reaction is to say that firstly, not everyone will have the opportunity, time, funds, etc to take a class on how to design a firearm. Secondly, the type of people that would spend the time and effort to purchase and calibrate a printer, order all of the required hardware, and then finally assemble and troubleshoot the final firearm, are statistically very, very unlikely to commit a violent crime with it. So in the end you're locking an already difficult process behind another barrier to entry due to a very small possibility of misuse.
Now obviously you have no obligation to release your files nor do I think you personally are stifling progress in the field of 3D printed firearms. But all the same, I think there's more to consider.
I refuse to teach another person how to drive because they might injure some other person with the skill.
I have to agree. In addition, all of the necessary files to easily make a fully functional firearm from primarily 3D printed parts are already out in the wild.
Good take
Because crimes are only committed by dumb people ?
Yes, because, just like REAL GUNS, there's ZERO CHANCE the 3D PRINTED GUN ends up in the wrong hands.
We are 2 peas in a pot. You’ve taught me so much about 3D printing. I’m learning Cad as I write this message.
This is one of your worst videos. It's loaded with your own bias, lack of experience, lack of polictial study, and you talk like a 'man's'view of the world is not limiting your perspective by 50%.
What was your main issue?
It's a personal choice that I respect but I am glad that gun manufacturers and other 3d file makers have their products available without having to design or make my own.
This is a brilliant message, from beginning to the end. Great video you have here.
Great video. There is a flaw in your logic though. The question of being responsible for the use of your designs to do harm, in my opinion is not your responsibility. A couple ways to thing about this.
First, if you you release your designs can a bad actor get them, yes, but so can good actors. If 100000 people download your files and 10% print them and 1% use them and 0.01% use them to cause harm, if all but 1 of them do harm for good reasons, is that a failure or a win?
The other way to look at it is this, if a bad actor is going to do harm, does it stop him because your design isn't available? No, no it doesn't. Cain killed Able with a rock, so if the intentions are evil, the method is irrelevant.
Food for thought.
The 📶 keep it going strong 💪 🇺🇸😎, we will be bringing out the lawn chairs and popcorn and let show begin. We might be at the event horizon of the Republic. Thank you for the great service and effort you put into this.
I'm a liberal. Maybe not with "air quotes" but I certainly lean left of center. I own firearms, a lifetime hunting license and believe 100% in the 2nd amendment. You should reconsider, in my opinion, a more accurate way to define this group of people you keep referencing because I'm not a member.
The decision to release the files or not is a personal one and I respect it, but I'm not sure it's fair to say the designers have blood on their hands if their files are used in a crime any more than a car manufacturer is if someone uses their vehicle in a homicide. Nor can we just say that whatever that is legal is moral and whatever that is illegal is immoral.
A car's purpose is to bring people from point A to point B, a gun's purpose is to kill people or destroy things. The comparison you are making is invalid
@@luca_sbll If a car is used in a homicide, it is absolutely fair to compare it to a firearm used in a homicide.
And for the record, flare guns, nail guns and all sorts of other implements you consider innocuous or greatly beneficial are legally firearms in my country.
@@simoncleret no, it's really not fair to compare the two. You can use basically anything to kill someone, doesn't mean it's comparable to an actual firearm. Primary purpose matters. Also, I think nail guns being considered firearms is dumb, but that's not what we were talking about here.
@@luca_sbll You said primary purpose matters and I gave you examples of common items that build things and save lives that are legally considered firearms. It is the exact same.
Firearms, at the end of the day, are just machines that accelerate things linearly and maybe radially. How that is used will always be the question. It's not about the weapon, it's about the "mens rea".
@@simoncleret you really didn’t address my point at all, and what your country considers firearms has nothing to do with the argument. I am talking about guns, things that accelerate a projectile with the purpose of killing people or animals
I follow one main rule with 3d printing, if life or limb is involved don't do it. Sorry but this is one I have to say I don't agree with. After years of printing for myself and as a side business I would not trust my fate or others over the risk of a bad layer and things go wrong.....
I got back into 3d printing after a 2 year hiatus for this reason the scene is exploding right now and it looks fun building up an ender 5 for high heat plastics
as a german i don't understand the gun problem but i think there are more fundamental problems for "mental powerful" or creative individuals since most of the simple stuff like mechanical parts (just as an example) are not accessible for people without a company. those are the real problems in modern society imo
I agree - it gets even more restrictive when you think about the people that live in apartments - almost NO space to do anything. You are, by necessity, a consumer, with almost no way to produce.
I know I liked you for a reason. This is a great video. Keep it up you have a good head on your shoulders. Thank you.
I personally love the How To Train Your Dragon reference.
My sad moment for today is that I can only like this video a single time. 💯 Truth spoken here.
I do not agree with your claim that people have the right to be dangerous. I grew up in the war. Civilians in that war were killed by everyone, from soldiers, paramilitaries, and even other civilians. After the end of the war, weapons were everywhere (from pistols, rifles, hand grenades, to mortars). Walking down the street you had to be careful not to look in eye any of these lunatics, because human life at that time in my country was cheap. They would kill you for 2USD. And I live in Europe. My country is part of the EU today. The monopoly on weapons and violence should be in hands of goverment. I support your decision not to share stl files. But I do not support the fact that you made a weapon. If you can do something, it doesn't always mean you should do.
Why do they need a gun to kill your for $2? Lunatics gonna lunatic with or without firearms.
They truly would be lunatics if they would risk their lives for 2$. The second they shot someone everyone else would return fire and kill them.
It's our constitutional right as long as they're for personal use not to manufacture and sell for profit. You can't even give it away, after you no longer want or need it then you have to destroy it. This is Federal Law! Most states have no laws against them maybe only just a small handful less than 5 states I think has a ban on them.
I do understand your concern but this is America land of the Free. I have a really good friend who was fighting as a child in the Sudan civil war years ago. He would tell me about everything he went through. One of my very best friends.
personally, if someone was willing to kill me for 2 USD, i would be advocating for the right to defend myself against said people.
"Unless you're going to lock me in prison just because I have this knowledge..."
Don't.
Don't give them any more ideas...
Interesting thoughts you share with us. I do not agree with the mono view, that a person can only become dangerous and mighty owning and having a gun. A rich person f.e. can be dangerous without using firearms. Someone who knows something and keeps it secret can be dangerous, as well as a person that knows something and does tell it to all the world. Think of Edward Snoden. Also I (thankfully) can not identify myself with a situation where a tall strong dude wants to beat me up. I think if you lead a life like that, it is even advisable to arm yourself, but I think this case is rather rare. Weapons for all means also more weapons for the few WRONG kinds of people. Mentally ill, criminals, and so on. They are the ones who are misusing their privilege.
Rather than saying generally that very person on earth should have free access to guns,
One last comparison: What would happen, if ALL states in this world would be allowed to buy nuclear weapons? One idiot among those many is enough, to ruin your day. No, there are definitely groups and people, which I do not to own guns. If we were all responsible shooters, mentally, economically, and in our family environment totally stable, ok. Until we have religious, political or criminal individuals who would the first to make use of such easy access, I do not see how it is in anyone's interest.
Add: from the technical point of few, I would not use 3D printed guns. Plastic is Plastic, not metal and it is easy to improvise a gun with a few household metal parts. In an actual conflict 3D printing and learning all that stuff would take much too long.
I also served in the Navy, I joined to serve and protect my country, I did (and do) not have a bloodlust. You are a very intelligent man and I have watched many of your videos, but I can no longer support your channel for the same reason you are holding against the Left. You are choosing to withhold knowledge because you judge others to be unworthy of that knowledge? That is extremely hypocritical. I fought for freedom, free speech, and the protection of free will, so I am glad that you have this platform to speak from, I am glad that you can have your opinions, but just know that your perception of why anyone would volunteer to serve their country is not universal. I thank you for the 3D printing knowledge you have willingly shared.
Clicked like at the beginning, and like more and more as watching.
I think its a good point in the video that the individuals who generally have the ability to create weapons of damage, also have the time(while building) to think of the morality behind them. Power shouldn't be given to those who are impulsive, and overall I think this video brings up very good points.
It’s interesting to look at the physicists who worked on the Manhattan project, they were clearly very smart, and though of the end morals of their actions.
@@ruzzcraze1862 German's were a scientific powerhouse too.
@@difflocktwo Yeah, my point mainly was that the people who build weapons typically spend a lot more time contemplating the outcome, those who are just given weapons use them for impulsive purposes.
Great video, hope you do more on this topic, specifically in reference to high temp enclosures.
That is a strong point, to have equality and being fearless means one should be dangerous.
I love that you upload this video right now. ATM we have a very bad person with a big red button that has the ability to nullify every gun in the world and just blow it up and it doesn't seem a gun will fix this problem.
Don't get me wrong, I've been a gun instructor for years, I'm nog against guns, hell I enjoy shooting them a lot, but we do not need them. As long as there are bigger guys and bigger guns you'll pull the short straw.
That said, if you want to own a gun, learn how to use on before you buy one, not just one lesson at a friends range.
@@billyzelsnack not only Biden 🙃
I wonder if guns are used in assassinations more often than not
Liked your video keep it up!!!
My opinions are my own; respect to every person opinions and their lifestyle. But if we ever get invaded by another country or we get attacked by a terror is group; the only army that matters is not our country’s but the one you and I “civilians” make. “Family, friends, comrades we should trust on.”
“A bad man is a person that knows doesn’t know itself that they’re doing a immoral and painful actions.”
“A crazy man is a man that knows what he does is a immoral and painful action and doesn’t stop.”
“A respectful and honest man, knows when and where to use his painful actions and does commit immoral deeds.”
If you do a painful action it doesn’t mean that you area bad or crazy person “as long as you do it trot the sake of your family, friends and comrades or even by your self. All means of survival for the ones you love.
You become a crazy and bad person when you do painful things for the pleasure of them selfs or others.
Rape, child abuse are immoral things that should never happen; and when they do; eliminating is the only way to prevent another casualty. but printing 3D weapons are done for the sake of the loved ones survival; “that just means that you are a honest and respectful person. Even when those weapons commit a killing/ murder.”
That is the reason I’m saving up to buy 3d printers and creating my own.
“I am a forger of 2 children. And for the sake of their survival I’m willing to defend and kill someone that is willing to do harm or immoral actions.”
Shorten version is… any good father or person is not evil because they, us, I 3d printed a weapon for the sake of survival; but it becomes a evil person when they, us or I 3d printed weapons for the sake of his own pleasure. If you steal to feed your family, is not a bad deed but it becomes evil deed when you steal for your own pleasure; such as, buying drugs.
Thank you for reading this. And always remember that we all have our freedom; so please respect all opinions and never be quick to assume all bad things are evil.
One of your best videos yet. And that's saying something given the excellent quality of the rest of your video library.
Damn good points and I like that quote! Kind of like, "If you're the smartest person in the room then you're in the wrong room." Great words to live by!
One of your best video's yet! Love the honesty!
I realize I'm years late but welcome to the 2A community.
Let's be friends. 😃
Matthew, have watched your videos for years and I always appreciate your perspectives. Our opinions often align, as it does in this video today. My only comment is be careful with the labels you use. A significant amount of effort goes into muddying the waters, or deliberately mislabeling things until meaning changes. You've been a victim of this yourself. Liberals and the neo-liberals / ultra "left" are not the same. This new group of always-playing-the-victim, taking away freedoms to satisfy their ego types are not liberals in any way and the distinction must be kept clear or it hurts actual people who ARE fighting for the freedoms of all.
Anyway, great video! I've also made a non-insignificant number of files of a dangerous nature. The machinery of firearms are very intriguing and fun to safely play with. I contribute to the community with suggestions and advice, but haven't shared my files for the same reasons you outline.
Edit- Haha, well shit. I scrolled down and saw someone with pretty much the same comment. Hope this resonates with you.
Matthew
@@DesignPrototypeTest sorry. I appreciate that. I'm insistent on using my name as well. Thanks, Matthew.
Awesome video man! Well spoken, well thought out, and well articulated. Keep up the great work!
I vehemently disagree. Mike Tyson is only 5' 10'' @ 218 in his prime. Mike Tyson fought men that were grossly more statuesque than he. If I were to put a percentage to it.....around 95%. A gun is not an equalizer it's an upper hand to those who want an easy way out of a brawl and are less likely to employ diplomacy by virtue of pride. Hell, even a 11 year old can pull a trigger but may not be well versed in the concept of diplomacy. In short, mostly for cowards. With that said. I'm not opposed to guns, I like them. I'm opposed to cowards with guns. What you depict in your rational and promotion of "the great equalizer" is at it's core cowardice. Lastly, although I disagree with your ideology, I do appreciate the time you took to make this vid. Cheers! 🍷
Awesome video. I really hope this video gets the attention it deserves.
Some guy who used to do chemistry stuff to speedcubes(modded/optimized rubiks cubes) decided to use his engineering skills on modding guns. He made some cool stuff I'm not one to advertise, but I think there are a few videos of 3d printed guns that you might find really interesting. His channel is named "Humphrey Wittingtonsworth IV"
Brilliant!
The second amendment is expressly about NOT granting the government a monopoly on violence! Criminals will criminal no matter what. They will very rarely go to the trouble to build there own. That takes work! Criminals are about shortcuts. Empower the people and the criminals flee because it is no longer safe for them.
You were allowed to print that by the human right to own weapons, made permanent in us law with the second amendment. Its unalienable and existed before this country, and will exist after. It's an extension of the human condition and the autonomy of individuals to own arms. Without arms you aren't an individual, and therefore cannot be human.
You should do more content on ghost guns. It's such an interesting subject. I've gone to several gun competitions and it's not only getting bigger but it's honestly become the biggest attraction. People are so blown away that this is a thing. Some the guns are absolutely amazing.
Well thought out. I always wondered why the government didn't push serialization of the gun barrels instead of the stock? It's far harder to gun drill a barrel than manufacture everything the holder?
Why wouldn’t you use the 3D printed parts as positive parts for pressing into a mold. Then pour metal into it? Would the resultant be to brittle?
You should really look into jstark1809 the guy was an absolute legend. He made 9mm rounds using Hilti shots. Not to mention creating the FGC 9
Brother from another mother, could really understand where your coming from, nice to see another "Non Woke Bloke", keep up the good work cheers
Full understanding of gun ownership and what Jordan Peterson spoke of. 👍👍👍
Huh, I didn't expect this to be a philosophical video. I guess the word "should" has lost a part of its meaning.
The videos of yours about designing the guns appear to be private. If youtube is hostile towards such things, could I find your videos about guns elsewhere?
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Agreed
Apparently I'm not allowed to like the video... I finally got the like to work :)
Canada may not invade, but my concern is the Drug Cartels to the south.
Great video 😎
Print arms for crazy kids gringos
1:44 disagree wholeheartedly. A "good man" is an empathetic man, regardless of their ability to enact violence and restraint thereof. There are people who's "morality" stems from their ego, and people who's morality stems from an innate interest in the well being of others. Be the latter. Morality is completely decoupled from someones status, ability, size, intelligence etc etc.
If your only choice is to be good, then it means nothing. If you have the choice to be good or bad, and choose to be good, that is everything.
Theirs prints for the 10/22 every were
There's never been a better time to be a weirdo. Nerds n weirdos rule the world (at least financialy, Gates, Musk, Zuckerberg, Jeff Boozo (yeah I know it's incorrect spelling I don't like the way he treats employees)).
Unfortunately in UK firearms are very few and far between, though I have a collection of 3d printed crossbows.. Working on new designs.
Pssssst...keep it low key.....but, RIGHT ON! Saw you over on Hoffman's site recently, so thumbs up, as that told me you are on the "right" side.
I too served in the Navy, but that was about the time you were born, or even before. Guns were not our only weapons. We also used fire and super high pressure water as weapons. These are my fellow swabbies and Army troops in a documentary teaser, with the full video due out later this year on PBS stations: ruclips.net/video/pDdt1prUEF4/видео.html
Just be careful of the toxic ass groups
The signal intensifies
Respect. I feel like you are putting yourself out there on this one. I’ve only seen a few of your videos, but I’ve always liked the content.
Well if your in California or WA state it's not legal
Don't forget New Jersey
"expident firearms" no 3d printer needed. If you don't know anything about lutty give it a Google. Brennan Herrera just did a video on one recently. Guns are only tools you can't blame yourself for something someone else does with a tool. At the end of the day it all comes down to personal responsibility.
To alter a quote... The thing needed for bad to win is for good capable people to do nothing when action is required..... Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should..... until is needed..
I love the Dr. Peterson clip
Thought provoking!
CA bill ab2156 proposes a ban on home made firearms, any parts thereof, and the use of 3D printing for any such use.
I agree I'm a dangerous man
I think youe are a great guy, hope you keep sharing this awesome videos for the people like me, here is my like good man!
You own guns because guns are cool and they kill things that can kill you.
You do not need to elaborate from that.
At best I think you're making accessories for a weapon. In both samples you recorded you'd made a stock that the 10/22 mounted onto. There's a plethora of companies that do this already and you adding to the mix should be less...consequential? You're not responsible for the actions of others and should not be constricted because of what people "might" do with them.
Although in this day and age that may be an antiquated thought as Americans are being conditioned to blame the "tools" and "tool makers" on the actions of criminals. Yes guns are intended to kill things. But people associate that with murder first instead of putting food on your table (hunting) or protection of you and yours from criminals. I personally like to go target shooting. Would your design help with that? Maybe. What I'd do with them would be my choice really. I don't need them though to be able to use my 10/22 as is.
Now, I'm already working on a CAD design myself. I'm building a Halo DMR rifle around the 10/22. Still need to figure out what to do about the trigger though as it's a bullpup rifle. I'd love to talk shop with you on this and bounce off some ideas. I'm currently prototyping something with a coat hanger!
Small steel flats that connect to your trigger and to the 10/22 trigger will solve your problem:)
i pushed "dislike" and here's why - some of the guns that Ukrainians use were provided to them by the government. Owning a gun is not a humans right (the way it is implemented in the US) why dont the US implement a Swiss model (you get to keep a gun after a military service) similar to what a driving licence is for. This way a gun owner is a trained individual. Some people know what it takes to make a gun but some people also know how to build a nuclear reactor, both can be harmless. My point is, its easier to police guns than people having them. Sorry for my chaotic thoughts
The important part about 3d printed guns is that now, it is NOT easier to police guns than it is to police people with them. A 200 dollar machine and steel bars can make a 9mm carbine now. They're being used in Myanmar.
All the same, the right to self preservation is innate, and to control the tools with which one decides to defend themselves is to suppress that right.
Self defense is not a human right?
@@difflocktwo self defense does not equal gun ownership. on a venn diagram they intersect but are not the same
@ but denying a gun is denying self defense
@ or in other words the only reason you would want to disarm someone is deny them a way to defend themselves
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One thought that occurred to me just a few minutes ago is that your rationale for not releasing the STL files for this weapon makes sense in a world where engineers are in a distinct class of people who would not misuse a weapon. Unfortunately there's an overlap between the two sets: those with engineering skills and those with social/mental disorders.
But I guess you do what you can to reduce the probability of causing harm to innocent people.
Welcome to the club.
Hey, Mike here🖐
Annnnd i just subbed! Great content from an independent thinker in the 3d printing space!
Love your videos bro.
I've always suspected you were a man of integrity, a good man. This video affirms it for me.
one of the most important ideas is that of chris hedges regarding gun ownership and social impotence. the reason why gun culture is nurtured and needed in the US is because if not for this token of power, the poor (white) working class would have to acknowledge the despair and powerlessness it has experienced and ended up with since the advent of unregulated keynesian capitalism and the complete destruction of the american working class
Locus of control is a concept from psychology worth learning about. It explains in a very logical, evidence-based way why losers always blame external factors. The social contract between the classes means nothing. For a brief period after WW2 the middle class in America did extremely well and for some stupid reason they thought that was the way of things forever. There is churn in the 1%. Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, etc. Were all middle class as children. If you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done. There's a huge amount of luck involved, but there are things you can do to become more lucky. eg.The more times rule the dice, the more likely you are to hit double sixes. The world is better today than it has ever been in all of history for the vast majority of human beings. I always roll my eyes at people who want to criticize the mechanisms which got us here. There is massive room for improvement, but don't tear something down until you have something better to replace it.
@@DesignPrototypeTest you are wrong on a key point. neither gates, nor jobs nor bezos or Thiels or musk were children of the middle class. the gates dynasty is one of the richest banking dynasty that funded hitler, so were Musks people, and Bezos is just another privileged DARPA brat given government funded tax funded technology to play with. there is no merit in inheritage, especially if the inheritage was created on murdering 50 mio people. that is the mechanism that got us here.
@@DesignPrototypeTest there is no "swlf made man". this is a asocial mythology. i do respect effort, craftsmanship and great motivation, these unfortunately are given to you by your parents and educators and the relationship and economic surrounding that is fostered around you. none of that is your doing, it is the relative privilege you have. or i have. and it makes the largest portion of how we see and cope with the world.
I encourage you to watch and truly absorb the truths of two movies. 1) Enemy at The Gates 2)The Last King of Scotland. My interpretation of your words leads me to think you are resentful of other people's success. You therefore want to say the system is rigged and it should be torn down. Life is unfair. That's undeniably true, but the system is actually incredibly functional and your emotional reaction to the unfairness is leading you to advocate for things which would make the world FAR worse than it is today.
> there is no "swlf made man"
I agree, but there is a LOT of unused talent in the world. Putting this talent to use; motivating this talent to build your vision in an extraordinary feat. The man didn't do it himself, but he did do something that inspired others to help him do it. Should we not respect him for being good at his position. Even if he was groomed for it from the day of his birth?
@@DesignPrototypeTest enemy at the gates is imho a pseudo historical romance which misinforms you about the war and thus has little informational value, the last king of scotland is colonialist apologia in too many ways to be relevant. as are most speeches given by royalty. both movies were merely emotionalizing a fraudulent historic frame to pull your eyes away from the uactual history and responsibilities at play
i counter with " come and see" by klimov. the hard truths grandparents in europe never talked about and all the shame and oblivion which has created pyramids of misconceptions we see as the canon of our history that is still driving our lives every day and deepening the divide.
The other film is Joshua Oppenheimers documentary about the true horror of the US indonesia intervention called "Jagal - The act of killing" (or for the more faint of heart "senyap - the look of silence"). This is when you understand the human condition at play and what it really means.
I m not resentful, I greatly appreciate the channel and your attitude as well as willingness to communicate, but i see so much historical gaslighting and mythology upon which we build our view of the world and that i resent.
I also am not saying that any of the billionaires mentioned do not act out of a mixture of their (however skewed it may be to me) moral compass and a certain degree of educated self interest. But i still think we should finally get rid of this mythology of self made billionaires who happen to be emerald mines or DARPA university projects from Paperclip... They may be the heirs but the question is if they inherit the sins of their fathers by inheriting their geopolitical claims and interdependences...
Such people CANNOT be emulated, they are born into dynasties and created by long standing cultures of power and an intellectual self perception that will always defend inheritage and fight against taxes, because that would mess up the lineage and continueity of plans that were made generations ago.
It seems that almost nobody in US understands that their 2nd amendment was not written for individual citizens, but "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State" to have guns.
The idea of "gun makes you stronger" is very weird 🤔 You (as average US citizen, states differ a lot) have 4X chance to die from a gun and almost 14X chance to be killed with a gun than me.
I agree you with distributing weapon-related parts and designs - it's never good.
Well articulated and astute. One critical feature of American exceptionalism (I do believe there is such a thing) is the championing of individualism. We value uniqueness and non conformity. This is the better way as compared to Autocratic dominance hierarchies where all that matters is how highly ranked you are. Sticking out in such an environment is a sure way to get hit until you represent the established norms. The Gun industry has, in a way, hijacked this societal value and convinced us that owning a gun makes us a strong individual. Of course even people from collectivistic societies love guns. It feels powerful holding one. Taking away people's guns feels to them like taking away something that makes them valuable. It's an insult to their ego. It's an emotional thing. Guns are not logical no matter how much post rationalization you do.
Excellent video, amazingly well thought out and I agree.
Just wondering, but has anyone ever tried 3D printing plastic explosives?
heating those releases a bunch of toxic stuff.
What possible use would 3D printing be when producing explosives? Nozzles are too large for using them as mixers, and there's no need for intricate shapes.
Assuming that you *could* (possibly, though almost certainly not safe and it would likely need to be treated more like a clay.) other than for the decorative aspect, I don't see the point.
@@SirSpence99 shaped charge?
oohhhh !!! i want a bob-omb out of this.
definately going to print this outside.
matter hackers and ebay are out of stock in 1.75 though
You are forgetting the golden rule: power corrupts. People having the power of a gun or other weapon and start out chaotic neutral, will likely evolve to chaotic evil. He himself will likely not consider himself as evil, but his actions would likely start showing that he thinks more of himself because of his power and thinks less of people without such power to the point that it will seem normal to dominate those. Even you already sound as if you feel yourself above the "harmless" non-dangerous people. I concur that knowing how to use a gun and maybe even knowing how to make a gun can be a useful skill, just in case you end up in a country being invaded by Putler. However, the freedom to own one or multiple guns without strict control makes for a dangerous environment as demonstrated too often in the USA. The problem is not the family father having a single gun stashed away SAFELY just in case (and probably has too little practical experience to actually use it), but the obsessed owners of all sorts of machine guns and other heavy weaponry, which must already be a result of some mental traits which I'd rather not see armed to the teeth ... So, living in Europe, 2 weeks ago I would have been certain that my kid would be more safe here than in the US. Now, with a crazy guy waving nuclear weapons ... I'm not so sure anymore, but also not yet convinced of the opposite ...
There are things that are many orders of magnitude more dangerous than guns. Guns are extremely safe.
What dangers has America demonstrated?
Not sure why you are worried about your fellow countryman owning lots of guns. In most European countries the military and police are very well armed and it's not dangerous.
Countries with conscription take a bunch of kids and give them access to all sorts of small arms and even more capable arms, it's still a very safe environment.
BINGO, this is an american problem. the culture is one of fear and the paranoia that you are next to be attacked or freedoms taken away, and gun violence is normalized and justified at a very young age through entertainment and the media. one commenter here even inquired about plastic explosives, holy hell. as i type this a gun video is suggested with 1.5 million views in just 11 days, obsession is an understatement. god if only that amount of attention could be drawn to an actual threat like climate change as we have 8 years left before earth reaches points of no return.
don't design, prototype and test guns, folks. real men use their maker/engineering skills to make the world a BETTER place, not a more armed and dangerous one. unsubbed.
I’m not low key
I just recently found your channel because of the podcast you did about patents and it seems like you are *specifically* tailoring your content to be interesting to me. (And have been doing so for the last year.)
This was a great video! Thank you for showing the courage to talk about this subject. I really appreciated your insight into 3d printed guns.
👏👏👏 fantastic!!👏👏👏
awesome video !!
Haha, here there am I currently there are very strict firearm laws.
In other country I carried firearm both as a.part of service and professionally.
And you could actually obtain CC permit.
But being a potentially dangerous is a good thing.
Your not “allowed” to be dangerous, it’s your God given right to be dangerous.
I see your point though. Well said Sir.
Yes, distribute them.
I am sure this video was made with good intentions. Problem is it is very misguided. How exactly are you a dangerous man? Because you have a gun? That is such a silly thing to say, don't get me wrong, yes to one rando home intruder you are dangerous but if a country invaded us right now, you don't stand a chance. If a rival gang is after you, you don't stand a chance. Let's just say the way it is, having a gun gives us a false sense of hope and especially to us Americans, makes us feel like our dindong is big. Even though I don't own guns but I love them and believe in the right to own but as a sport thing not to dress up like Rambo and flex in front of the mirror and call myself, "A Dangerous Man".
Which gives you a better chance? Having a gun or not having a gun?
Nope. I live in a first world nation. Don't need it and don't want it and pity anyone who does.
Does words at the end of video are some kind of introduction to next content ? I share your idea. Engineering can give us that " danger" factor. Keep your good work. 3dprin' out 😉
toys for boys?
Great video!
What restrictions, if any, should there be on civilian ownership of weapons?
I would start off with: No restrictions on ownership.
Is that an absolute? Should some weapon types have restrictions? What about age-based restrictions? Should prior violent crime convictions be considered?
@@waynemenzie It is an absolute. You mean like regulations on a type of product? Many consumer products are regulated to make sure they are safe to use. So I think it would apply to guns just as it applies to toothpaste. Regulations of that sort aren't really about ownership. It's not illegal to own unhealthy toothpaste, maybe illegal to sell though. Age is irrelevant. You cannot find out what someone owns without breach of privacy. How do you know what I have in my home? Criminal or not.
@@difflocktwo There are definitely restrictions on ownership of certain products, for example, exotic pets. As far as it being absolute, the reductio ad absurdum is personal ownership of a nuclear bomb. Is it your position that individuals should not have any restrictions on ownership of nuclear weapons?
@@waynemenzie I didn't say there aren't restrictions on ownership. I meant that consumer protection laws don't have much to do with ownership. I thought that's what you meant with different weapon type restrictions.
It is my current position that they're should be no restriction on ownership of nukes. Using the same logic in the other direction would be the restriction of ownership of anything and everything.
Thanks for your videos, I've always found them very helpful and thought provoking. But you've lost me on this one. Wasn't there a guy who shot dead his 3 daughters and their minder (and then himself) in a church last week with a ghost gun? A guy who had an AVO restriction from prior domestic violence? Is that what you call 'levelling the playing field'? These things are untraceable, and without background checks, there are going to be bad/unstable actors. Give me a stupid brute over a small, intellectual, gun-equipped sociopath any day. As someone else said in this thread, just because you're an engineer (ie. can fabricate a gun) doesn't mean you can't commit violent crime.
Would you still have this stance if he used a brick instead of a gun? They would still be dead.
@@nicktd Would they though? With a brick, the minder might have put up a fight and given enough time for some or all of the kids to run away. The guy fired 17 semi-automatic rounds. How long would it take to swing a brick 17 times? Guns are far deadlier. I haven't heard of any mass killings by brick.
@@matthewsculley1763 What about knives?
And are the current laws preventing criminals from getting guns now? If the past couple years have taught me anything it’s that you need to have the tools to protect you and your family. No one is coming to save you. Realize you are on your own.