It should come as no surprise that a bill has been introduced to prohibit 3D printed guns in New York, A-7671.
Linda Rosenthal is prime sponsor. She knows nothing about guns, but that hasn’t stopped her in the past from sponsoring other gun control bills as well as voting in favor of any that come up. Because she’s clueless her bill does so much more than the bill memo says it does. From the bill:
1 Section 1. Section 265.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 25 to read as follows:
3 25. “FIREARM OR MAGAZINE DIGITALLY MADE” MEANS ANY FIREARM OR MAGAZINE
4 THAT IS PRODUCED USING DIGITAL MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDING BUT
5 NOT LIMITED TO, COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL MILLS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL
6 PRINTERS, AND LASER CUTTING MACHINES.
7 S 2. Section 265.02 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
8 vision 4 to read as follows:
9 (4) SUCH PERSON KNOWINGLY POSSESSES AN UNDETECTABLE AND UNTRACEABLE
10 MACHINE-GUN, FIREARM OR MAGAZINE DIGITALLY MADE AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVI-
11 SION TWENTY-FIVE OF SECTION 265.00 OF THIS ARTICLE, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN
12 WHOSE FRAME OR RECEIVER IS COMPOSED OF OR BUILT WITH OR MANUFACTURED
13 WITH OR FABRICATED WITH MATERIALS THAT ARE NOT DETECTABLE BY A METAL
14 DETECTOR OR MAGNETOMETER WHEN SET AT STANDARD CALIBRATION.
15 S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
16 have become a law.
Notice, it does not say prohibit guns which are not readily detectable by a metal detector. It says prohibit guns whose receivers are fabricated with materials that are not detectable by a metal detector. Thus, all Glocks would be prohibited as well any every other gun with a polymer receiver even if a metal detector can detect it.
I don’t know if I should laugh or scratch my head…
Things that make you go Hmmm!!
We can’t dismiss any poorly conceived bill in NYS. The legislature has been proven to pass laws based on them. We need to contact our reps and let them know this has to be killed ASAP.
If they ban the use of CNC machines, I guess that Remington will have to move. barrels are made on hammer forges controlled by CNC technology. besides I don’t think criminals are going to be getting their engineering degrees so that they can engineer this stuff
it is already in violation of fed law to make a gun undetectable by metal detectors or magnetometers, all polymer frame firearms contain enough metal to be detected by both.
even ceramic knives contain enough metal to comply with federal law.
The Pol’s are scared out of their minds at the thought of the average citizen being able to create a device to protect themselves and their family with out them knowing about it. I’m sure if they (the govt.) could figure out a way to tax it, license it and create a traceable registry they would be fine with it.
now read the whole thing.
1 Section 1. Section 265.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 25 to read as follows:
3 25. “FIREARM OR MAGAZINE DIGITALLY MADE”
http://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/article265.htm#p265.00
Article 265 – NY Penal Law
FIREARMS AND OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPONS
265.00 Definitions.
the first part is merely defining what a “Firearm or magazine digitally made” is.
it is the second section that describes the so called crime.
7 S 2. Section 265.02 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
8 vision 4 to read as follows:
9 (4) SUCH PERSON KNOWINGLY POSSESSES AN UNDETECTABLE AND UNTRACEABLE
10 MACHINE-GUN, FIREARM OR MAGAZINE DIGITALLY MADE AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVI-
11 SION TWENTY-FIVE OF SECTION 265.00 OF THIS ARTICLE, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN
12 WHOSE FRAME OR RECEIVER IS COMPOSED OF OR BUILT WITH OR MANUFACTURED
13 WITH OR FABRICATED WITH MATERIALS THAT ARE NOT DETECTABLE BY A METAL
14 DETECTOR OR MAGNETOMETER WHEN SET AT STANDARD CALIBRATION.
Section 265.02 describes Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.
so the first part of the bill defines a new class, the second part criminializes any firearm made in that class that does no comply with the law.
and as being detectable is federal law all currently made guns are in compliance.
its a tempest in a teacup.
If this marxist stallinist menace and her cohorts in NY govt thought that they could pass a bill that repeals the 2A and entirely bans the private possesion of any firearm, firearm component, ammunition, or ammunition component by any private person (except of course for their good and loyal party members) for any reason or under any circumstance, punishable by mandatory 5 years in prison is there any doubt in anybody’s mind that they would do it?
“DIGITAL MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES” is a crime when making this particular inanimate object ? Are liberals Luddites or at least sympathizers (see: unions, see: Obama ATM comment) ? If I take the CNC controls/motors/software off my mills and lathes I’m then legal ? The 2A says “shall not infringe”….you can’t handicap freedom, or it isn’t freedom. It’s the Soviet socialist Union.