2023-A8132
www.nysenate.gov
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.

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.

    • docmark@lemmy.worldEnglish
      206·
      9 months ago

      Yes and voter literacy tests were about making sure people were smart enough to vote. /s

      • electric_nan@lemmy.mlEnglish
        8·
        8 months ago

        You’re right. This is definitely about protecting the US service economy from people manufacturing their own plastic trinkets. /s Just to be clear: I think this is a stupid bill, but it absolutely tracks with concern/hysteria around ‘ghost guns’. No need to consult the tea leaves to figure this one out.

    • bane_killgrind@lemmy.mlEnglish
      51·
      9 months ago

      If they didn’t want people having firearms, by golly there’s some lower hanging fruit.