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Re: Preserving the second amendment -Building the plastic gun

nlancaster wrote:

Manufacturing a firearm without a license is still illegal, as far as I am aware.

I am 99% sure its fine as long as you don't sell it.

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Re: Preserving the second amendment -Building the plastic gun

I believe the Federal Firearms act of 1968 allows an individual to manufacture a firearm for him/herself legally. The firearm cannot be sold or manufactured for someone else. There is a company in Colorado that has a program setup to mill an AR15 lower assembly. The individual goes to the company and they setup the equipment. The "owner" will then press the button to begin the process to manufacture the part. The owner can then purchase the remaining components and assemble the gun themselves to complete the process.

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There are plenty of ways to legally make firearms in the U.S. The main thing is as long as you are not prohibited from owning a firearm you can make one smile Also check out the 80percent rule makes things a little easier for makers just starting out and then check out some of the forums devoted to gunbuilding/rebuilding there are tons of these places on the internet smile

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Re: Preserving the second amendment -Building the plastic gun

nlancaster wrote:

Manufacturing a firearm without a license is still illegal, as far as I am aware.

legally you can manufacture 3 fire arms items a year without a licence after that you need to get one

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Re: Preserving the second amendment -Building the plastic gun

nlancaster wrote:

Manufacturing a firearm without a license is still illegal, as far as I am aware.

Depends on your country. In the Good Ol' US of A that is not so:

Per provisions of the Gun Control Act (GCA) of 1968, 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44, an unlicensed individual may make a “firearm” as defined in the GCA for his own personal use, but not for sale or distribution.

So provided it is metal detectable and not an automatic, you can 3D print just about whatever destructive firearm nonsense your heart may desire.

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Re: Preserving the second amendment -Building the plastic gun

I live in Maryland and we have some pretty nazi laws about guns and magazines already. It is illegal here to manufacture, sell, or buy a magazine that holds more than 20 rounds of ammo. That why I made this replica. This is a non functioning replica. (It is missing a spring)

I was trying to make a statement with this print. It's a red, white and blue AR-15 Mag with video game grip tape.  At the time, there were inquests into violence in video games.

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