California Wants to Ban 3D Printers | Episode 593

Good morning. This is James from SurvivalPunk.com.

It’s 29 degrees. The coffee didn’t start. The breaker tripped. My headphones weren’t charged. My phone was at 9%. I forgot my medicine and had to turn around in the driveway.

So yeah — we’re already off to a strong start.

And today we’re talking about something equally annoying: California trying to ban certain 3D printers.

Not because they’re dangerous.

Not because they’re exploding.

But because the government is afraid of what people might do with them.

Let’s get into it.

The Headline Is Clickbait… But Also Not

The headline reads something like: “California to Ban 3D Printers.”

That’s bombastic.

That’s designed to grab attention.

But it’s not entirely wrong.

What they’re really trying to do is ban non-approved 3D printers, restrict file sharing, and criminalize ways of bypassing those restrictions — all aimed at stopping people from printing “ghost guns.”

Ghost guns meaning: firearms printed from polymer without serial numbers.

Here’s the issue.

This isn’t a widespread crisis.

This is government reacting to a hypothetical problem.

3D Printers Are Still in Their Infancy

3D printers right now are like computers in 1992.

How many people had one back then?

A few.

Most of them weren’t doing anything groundbreaking.

They were playing Oregon Trail.

That’s where 3D printing is right now.

If you think of ten people you know, maybe one owns a 3D printer. And of those owners? How many are truly using them to their full potential?

Most of them sit there like a treadmill with clothes hanging on it.

The narrative being pushed makes it sound like garages across America are mass-producing plastic arsenals.