Today's top story from the Internet's #1 recycling bin concerns the recent development of a functioning 3D-printed firearm.
While the story is a bit rattling, this is just the icing on the cake for the Huffington Post, whose coverage of at-home gun violence has noticeably peaked in the wake of recently failed gun-control legislation.
The article raises some initial questions: will Americans have access to semi-automatic-printed-out rifles? Can 3D ink produce high-ammunition magazines? Will there be background checks for 3D printers? Will ignorant southern states continue to benefit from egregious "3D Printer Show" loopholes?
These questions are fair, but they only look at one side of the issue.
The article, focused on riling up fear over gun technology, completely eschews other legitimate concerns spawned by 3D printing technology:
1. Can 3D printers be used to manufacture birth control pills?
2. Can they print drywall for Israeli settlements in the West Bank?
3. Can they be used to make Man & Man miniatures on gay marriage wedding cakes?
It's continual half-coverage of these issues that the mainstream media perpetuates. Keep your eyes open; the team at American Difter urges you to demand more out of 3D printer technology coverage.
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While the story is a bit rattling, this is just the icing on the cake for the Huffington Post, whose coverage of at-home gun violence has noticeably peaked in the wake of recently failed gun-control legislation.
The article raises some initial questions: will Americans have access to semi-automatic-printed-out rifles? Can 3D ink produce high-ammunition magazines? Will there be background checks for 3D printers? Will ignorant southern states continue to benefit from egregious "3D Printer Show" loopholes?
These questions are fair, but they only look at one side of the issue.
The article, focused on riling up fear over gun technology, completely eschews other legitimate concerns spawned by 3D printing technology:
1. Can 3D printers be used to manufacture birth control pills?
2. Can they print drywall for Israeli settlements in the West Bank?
3. Can they be used to make Man & Man miniatures on gay marriage wedding cakes?
It's continual half-coverage of these issues that the mainstream media perpetuates. Keep your eyes open; the team at American Difter urges you to demand more out of 3D printer technology coverage.
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