Americans Are Posting 3D-Printed Gun Videos to China's RedNote With Surprising Success
gizmodo.com
Will Americans get banned from RedNote before the U.S. government has a chance to ban RedNote?

Summary

Americans are posting videos about 3D-printed guns on the Chinese video app RedNote, despite the content being illegal in China.

While some users are uncomfortable with the topic, others see it as an opportunity for cultural exchange.

The future of TikTok remains uncertain as the Supreme Court is expected to rule on the ban.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    44·
    9 hours ago

    Beyond that, it’s really hard to collect statistics on safety of even one particular model of 3D printed gun thanks to the inherent variations between builds: different filament plastics will yield differently, as will different layer orientations.

    But that’s really my point about not trusting them. Because we’re not talking about precision milling of high-grade alloys here.

    I mean you do you, but I think firearm safety is kind of a big deal.

    • PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3·
      9 hours ago

      Oh for sure, don’t go buying critical/expensive 3D printed shit unless you know or trust the printer, but to me that’s a far broader category than just gunstuff.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        33·
        9 hours ago

        Absolutely it’s a broader category, but since we’re specifically talking about 3D-printed guns here, I thought it was worth bringing up in that context.