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Useful Idiot Threatens Mass Shooting with 3D Gun

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Austin James David West

Utahn threatened mass school shooting using 3D-printed gun, police say:
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900029678/utahn-threatened-mass-school-shooting-using-3d-printed-gun-police-say.html

(Pat Reavy) A South Jordan man faces a criminal charge after police say he threatened to commit a mass shooting at a small South Salt Lake school using a gun made from a 3D printer.

Austin James David West, 23, was charged Aug. 9 in South Salt Lake Justice Court with making a threat of violence, a class B misdemeanor.

On Aug. 8, West was arrested at his home after he talked with another student “about using a gun to shoot students at Broadview University,” according to a Salt Lake County Jail report.

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My Commentary: What up, useful idiot? Even the less-plastic-variety of 3D guns are not made for mass shootings.

3-D Printed Gun Fires 6 Shots — Then Falls Apart:
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/3-d-printed-gun-fires-6-shots-then-falls-apart-flna1C7404226

And, these “untraceable gun” comments are ridiculous. School shooters seek credit for their crimes, and often plan their deeds around a murder-suicide plot…

Wake up, and smell the tyranny. 3D guns allow for low-cost, temporary light-weight, individual self-defense against one to two attackers. In reality, what the State fears most about these weapons (even more so than their untraceable nature) is their ability to bypass metal detectors, as this stealthy quality makes them an ideal civilian tool for assassinating corrupt politicians and judges…

Open-Source 3D-Printed Products, for the Win!

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Jose Delgado, Jr. tries out the open-source, 3D-printed, “E-nable Hand”

Jose Delgado, Jr. Compares His $50 3D-Printed Hand to His $42,000 Myoelectric Prosthesis:
https://3duniverse.org/2014/04/19/jose-delgado-jr-compares-his-new-3d-printed-hand-to-his-more-expensive-myoelectric-prosthesis/

(Jeremy Simon) I would like to share a story with you about the power of 3D printing technology to transform lives.

I recently had the opportunity to work with a great guy named Jose Delgado, Jr., a 53-year old who was born without most of his left hand.  Jose found his way to me and asked if I could help make a 3D printed prosthesis for him.

Jose has used multiple types of prosthetic devices over many years, including a myoelectric version that uses the muscle signals in his forearm to trigger closing or opening the fingers. The cost of this myoelectric device was $42,000.  Only a portion of that was paid by insurance and the rest by Jose.  The cost makes it an unaffordable option for many in similar situations.

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My Commentary: “E-nable Hand” (aka “Cyborg Beast”) is an open-source 3D-printed hand, made with $50 in materials. Meanwhile, the myoelectric prosthesis described in this article is a $42,000 device, made with patented top-of-the-line technology. Guess which one Jose Delgado, Jr, a life-long prosthesis-wearer, born without most of his left hand, prefers?