[Info-vax] Nice printers for OpenVMS?

[David Froble]

Paul Sture wrote:
> On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 16:04:29 +0100, Single Stage to Orbit wrote:
> 
>> On Sun, 2012-08-05 at 16:38 +0200, Paul Sture wrote:
>>> http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/08/the-portable-3d-
>>> printer-that-fits-in-a-briefcase/
>>>> (I want that for Christmas !)
>>> Ah, a portable 3D printer.  Nice.
>> What's giving lawmakers all over the world fits is that these things can
>> potentially be used to print guns and make drugs given the right
>> ingredients!
> 
> "Hobbyist builds working assault rifle using 3D printer"
> 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/07/30/3d_printed_assault_rifle/
> 

Not sure what a 3-D printer is.

But I do know guns, and the liberals once again are more interested in appearance than 
fact.  Fact is, if you want to do some damage, most assault weapons would rate rather low 
on the list of capabilities.

For real effect, start with a semi-automatic shotgun (or pump), remove the stock, shorten 
the barrel, and load with double ought buckshot.  If you want to top that, probably the 
next step up would be a grenade launcher.

The problem with the lawmakers is that they are more interested in votes than results, and 
their actions show that.  SO, I guess they'll be thinking about restricting 3-D printers.

What most refuse to acknowledge that none of the weapons do any harm without help from 
people.  The information available on the web today can allow most anyone with nefarious 
intent to do harm.  Pandora's box is truly open.

I know they're trying to claim that the guy that shot up the theatre in Colorado was 
"disturbed", but, I have to wonder if he would have acted the same is everyone in the 
theatre was also armed, and trained.  What the hell, MAD (a truly obscene concept) worked 
for the 1960s to the 1990s.