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Australia has strict gun laws but is now a hotspot for this type of gun — just like the US

https://leminal.space/post/33748447

Australia has strict gun laws but is now a hotspot for this type of gun — just like the US - Leminal Space

> Across Australia, police are encountering more homemade firearms in seizures, including some that are largely 3D-printed.

Mar 31 at 8:22pmWeb
Show threadgivesomefucksMar 31

“I mean, I don’t support them but if they build a gun I can’t do anything about that,” the Brazilian designer, known online as Joseph the Parrot, said on a podcast.

“If you are upset about a white supremacist building a Urutau, you can build one yourself to counter him.”

That’s one of the most Brazilian statements about gun violence I’ve ever heard…

Show threadNo1Mar 31

What a clown! This Brazilian guy has no idea about escalation!

I’d build TWO Urutaus. And a bazooka.

Show threadpHr34kYApr 1
“Countering” is a 50% improvement at best. Your initial probability of being shot correlates with the number of other people with guns. Ideally zero.
Show threadappetizerApr 1
Is ammunition also controlled? Are people DIYing ammo as well?
Show threadTokamakSandwichApr 1

Yes, you need a current licence for a firearm matching the ammunition being purchased to legally purchase ammunition. The black market rate on even low calibre ammunition is rather prohibitive.

There’s a whole chain of checks and balances to acquire a firearm licence including gun club membership and a sponsor, and therefore get access to ammunition.