Misfire

Reported today is the manufacture of the first gun produced by 3D printing.  Its maker, Cody Wilson, was quite unabashed, saying, as a gun, its purpose was to kill people.  The difference between previous guns is that it is virtually undetectable and even comes in parts not easily identifiable as gun components - not as sleek as Francisco Scaramanga's in the film The Man With the Golden Gun, but almost as easy to conceal.  Wilson - from the footage seemingly quite handy with shooting himself - acknowledged the dangers but then, in the same breath, said that wasn't a reason to not make it, sounding just like Davros in Genesis of the Daleks when confronted with releasing a 'virus' (the Daleks) that would kill everyone.  Unfortunately, there was only a BBC journalist quizzing Wilson, instead of Doctor Who (not that the presence of the timelord changed Davros' mind).  How long before heavy-duty assault rifles are 3D printed?  How long before the first public massacre (or aircraft hijacking) from a 3D printed gun?
Over the weekend, the National Rifle Association trumpeted its defeat of background checks in Congress (whither democracy).  This is not surprising as 90% of the NRA membership is insane (ruling them out of gun ownership), with the other 10% being corporate shills.  The NRA leadership said they were in a long war, which should have led the FBI to swoop and arrest the lot of them for inciting (armed) insurrection against the Federal government.  Lincoln didn't stand for such nonsense.