Click, Print, Gun: The inside Story of the 3D-Printed Gun Movement was first placed to attention by Cody R. Wilson. Wilson, a 25 year old University of Texas law student functioned to create his own semiautomatic weapon using a simple 3D printer. At this point in time, Defense Distributed; Wilson’s team does not print entire guns but only the lower receiver…at least not yet. This attracts the idea of our future gun control and the safety of the public. 3D printing can bring miracles but devastating effects without policies. Whatever the public or your thoughts are on gun control, it is impracticable to repudiate that 3D printing of guns is an aspect that does not fit into our current legal agenda.
In an article by the Information Age, 2013 marked the announcement
of the invention of the 3D printer in China which was able to print a small
working kidney that lasted four months. In 2013, a two year old child in the
United States received a windpipe built by her own stem cells. These examples
raise numerous questions that remain unanswered. Research director at Gartner,
Pete Basiliere stated, “What happens when complex enhanced organs involving
nonhuman cells are made? Who will control the ability to produce them? Who will
ensure the quality of the resulting organs?” (Rossi, 2014) The question comes
up to my mind is which is more powerful, the power of saving an individual’s
life through 3D printing or the power of having the public 3D print everything
and anything.
An aspect I never thought to think about was if 3D printing
were to become more publicly accepted and credited, consumers could use them to
manufacture their own custom designed products and eventually, there would be
no need for factories to exist. The employment rate would surely deteriorate
and the economy would crash. We would see 3D copying and printing services at
your own home! There is no excuse that these printers can only print in one
material but as technology rapidly increases, printers will increase in the
knowledge to print in all kinds of materials including but are not limited to
ceramic, steel, cobalt and titanium alloys!
Further investigating on how available these 3D printers are
in the internet at this moment, I figured I would try and find the cheapest
available 3D printer. The cheapest 3D Printer kit is available for an
astonishing USD$199.99 while the most expensive printer kid would be around 1,599.00.
Isn’t it scary how easily available these printers are already on the internet?
They just haven’t had the “peak” or the “high” of every electronic lifeline and
once that “peak” occurs, what do you think will happen? The thought of everyone
owning a 3D printer slightly scares me. Every day would be chaotic in that we
would probably have a large increase in crimes as well as disturbances in our
neighborhoods.
I am not going to lie that watching videos of 3D printers
does interest me. The idea that these printers can scan 3D material and
recreate them so you do not have to go to the grocery store to buy another pair
of really does appeal to me. On the site Gizmodo, it visually presented how a
3D printer would work and in which aspects it may aid in your life. FLUX the 3D
printer has already gained USD$160,000 in financial backing and I am sure it
will increase over time with the increase of attention in 3D printing. (Watch
this: http://gizmodo.com/could-these-modular-print-heads-be-what-3d-printing-rea-1657669185)
It is really time for society to step up and debate on the advantages
and the disadvantages and what policies should we create before the
introduction of 3D printer booms worldwide and becomes owned in the wrong
hands.
To watch Click, Print, Gun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DconsfGsXyA
Rossi, B. (2014, January 14). 3D Printing Set to
Ignite Major Debate on Ethics and Regulation. Retrieved from Information
Age: 3D printing set to ignite major debate on ethics and regulation - See
more at:
http://www.information-age.com/it-management/strategy-and-innovation/123457666/3d-printing-set-ignite-major-debate-ethics-and-regulation#sthash.Dn8KLw9C.dpuf
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