Episode Details

Print Shoot Repeat, the masked YouTube creator known as PSR, joins State of the Second at Shot Show to talk about how 3D printed firearms became his life's work. He explains that he wasn't an avid gun owner before the pandemic. He owned a skeet-shooting shotgun, then bought home defense guns after a neighbor going through a mental health crisis made threatening comments. Taking apart his Glock to clean it sparked a fascination with how firearms work as machines. After watching a documentary about Jay Stark, a designer testing the FGC9 in Europe where it's illegal, he bought a printer, printed a Glock, filmed himself shooting it, and saw the video hit 20,000 views in a week. The channel grew from there, built on light-hearted gun reviews and original music videos like the HK Slap tribute and the 'Glong.'

The conversation digs into the legal and cultural fight around privately manufactured firearms. PSR makes the case that making your own gun is older than the country and federally legal in most states, though Washington, California, New Jersey, New York, and Maryland restrict it. He breaks down California's rule requiring a serialized 3.5 ounce steel piece embedded so the gun is inoperable if it's removed, and notes a fan who legally submitted five serialized printed guns there before the law changed. GOA's co-host pushes back on the 'ghost gun' label as fear-driven propaganda, and PSR points out that articles from outlets like Sky News and the Washington Post have roped him in as a right wing extremist, which he says he is not.

PSR also covers the censorship side: YouTube's terms ban teaching people how to make a firearm, he's carried two strikes (one away from removal), and he now avoids even saying '3D printing,' calling it 'squirting' instead. GOA's co-host lays out the legislative stakes, including the Undetectable Firearms Act funding set to expire March 8 and GOA's letter urging Congress not to refund it. The episode closes on a plea for less division. PSR describes a day shooting in the desert with friends from opposite political spectrums and argues that even reaching people who don't like guns is a step in the right direction.

Questions this episode answers

How did Print Shoot Repeat get into 3D printing guns?

He wasn't an avid gun owner before the pandemic, but cleaning his Glock sparked a fascination with how firearms work. A documentary about designer Jay Stark led him to buy a printer, print a Glock, and film himself shooting it; the video hit 20,000 views in a week and the channel grew from there.

Is it legal to 3D print your own firearm in the United States?

Print Shoot Repeat says making your own gun is older than the country and federally legal in most states. Washington, California, New Jersey, New York, and Maryland restrict it; California, for example, requires a serialized 3.5-ounce steel piece embedded so the gun is inoperable if it's removed.

Why does Print Shoot Repeat wear a mask in his videos?

Print Shoot Repeat keeps his identity hidden behind a mask, performing under the PSR persona while filming most of his own videos. The episode discusses the mask alongside the media attention and the right-wing-extremist labels outlets have tried to attach to his work.

What is the FGC9 and who designed it?

The FGC9 is a 3D printed firearm associated with designer Jay Stark, the subject of a documentary about testing the gun in Europe where it's illegal. Watching that documentary is what pushed Print Shoot Repeat to buy a printer and start the channel.

Why is the term 'ghost gun' considered misleading?

Gun Owners of America's co-host argues the 'ghost gun' label is fear-driven propaganda rather than an honest description of privately made firearms. Print Shoot Repeat adds that outlets like Sky News and the Washington Post have wrongly cast him as a right-wing extremist, which he says he is not.

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