[Info-vax] Nice printers for OpenVMS?

[Fritz Wuehler]

Dirk Munk <munk at home.nl> wrote:

> David Froble wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> Yes, military assault rifles are quite harmless, I don't know why the 
> military are still using them.

There's a lot you don't know. For one thing, the military doesn't use
semi-automatic so-called "assault rifles". The stuff people can buy over the
counter are not the militia weapons guaranteed to individual citizens by the
U.S. Constitution, they're look-alikes vilified by idiot politicians, and
you, their constituents.


> > 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.
> 
> A few cheap hand-grenades may do the trick too!

Only you can't buy them. Posessing them without a federal permit is an
instant tip to the local icehouse. Oh but murder is also illegal.

> > 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.
> 
> Yep, heaven forbid they might get the idea that it is a bit silly that 
> civilians cab buy all kind of military weapons.

Civilians *should* be able to buy all kind [sic] of military weapons, but
they cannot.

> > What most refuse to acknowledge that none of the weapons do any harm
> > without help from people.
> 
> That also applies to nuclear weapons. So suppose you own a piece of land 
> with a big hill, and you want the hill out of the way, why not use a 
> H-bomb? They should bee freely available for responsible civilians.

They shouldn't be available to anybody, much less dictators.

> > but, I have to wonder if he would have acted
> > the same is everyone in the theatre was also armed, and trained.
> 
> I agree, a nice shoutout at the OK Corral in the middle of a densely 
> populated theatre would only have caused the death of this guy. I'm sure 
> of that, because I saw many episodes of the A-Team, and those guys fired 
> more ammunition than was used on D-day, and no one evr got hurt.

That's all real nice but many mass murders have been cut short by armed
citizens including teachers, tow-truck drivers, and just people who had
enough. You ought to get out more.

> By the way, he was wearing bullet-proof clothing. So to shoot him, you 
> would have needed special pistols with special ammunition. Perhaps it 
> would be a good idea if you could hire those guns at the entrance of the 
> theatre, just to be save of course.

You watch too many movies and understand far too little of reality bytes.

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