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In reply to the discussion: ‘World’s first 3-D printable handgun’ under fire [View all]Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)They oppose any regulations, and they'll oppose this too. The reason is if they claim a gun, any gun, is unsafe. Then that opens dozens of lawsuits about guns with questionable safety records, and using the NRA statements on this one being "unsafe" they'll be able to ban the guns under safety regulations like they did with Lawn Darts. The NRA knows this, which is why they have always said gun safety should be determined by litigation by individual consumers, not class action lawsuits, and not government regulations.
If they support banning this pistol thing, due to safety, then they'll find that someone else has safety complaints about a different pistol that is not well made, then the NRA finds itself being the BBB of the gun trade, and they don't want that.