California passes bill declaring death-by-algorithm to 3D-printed ghost guns
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Last-hour amendments aim to allay privacy concerns, but broad scepticism about feasibility remains

So much for the constitution

  • ilinamorato@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    14 days ago

    Any such algorithm would be patched out of a jailbroken version of the firmware in minutes. 3D printers are already running on FOSS, so this is worse than useless. Anyone who wants to print a working gun will be able to do so trivially.

      • ilinamorato@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        14 days ago

        I don’t think they know what it’s designed to stop. Seems like this is pretty clearly just a piece of conspicuous legislation passed just to make it look like they’re actually doing something.