TFA doesn't mention banning the machines themselves. In fact only thing worth mentioning is the seizure of plastic %80 lowers because they were just too easy to finish while leaving the metal ones. There is no intent to regulate even the %80 lowers.
That was kind of a canary citation to indicate that there's growing sentiment towards banning the 80% lowers, though if I understand your objection correctly, you are right in asserting that suggestions to ban CNC / milling equipment is not predominant. That said, I would swear that I saw some state making mention of regulating the purchase of drill presses and/or milling equipment to restrict their purchase to those who could show a justifiable industrial need, but I can't remember whether it was federal, state, or if state, which, nor can I find such a citation in my naive Googling efforts.
Regardless, the sentiment definitely exists for banning 80% lowers, and that is in fact the core of Kevin de Leon's "ghost gun" legislation, though that does not necessarily extend to banning the equipment required for milling them to functionality.
I can understand the sentiment if the goal is to prevent someone mail ordering an AR-15 kit and a plastic %80 lower, then drill a few holes with a battery powered drill, assemble, spray paint it pink, slap a hello kitty sticker and off to the shooting range.
I have no stakes in the gun kit regulations so I couldn't care less if they ban them or not but banning machines would be akin to banning chef knives just because you are not working in a restaurant and the knife can potentially be used to stab. Have fun slicing tomatoes with a butter knife. IMO they are regulating the wrong parts of the equation deliberately and have no intention to alienate large swaths of certain demographics. I am only interested in this debate's entertainment value, so popcorn it is.
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TFA doesn't mention banning the machines themselves. In fact only thing worth mentioning is the seizure of plastic %80 lowers because they were just too easy to finish while leaving the metal ones. There is no intent to regulate even the %80 lowers.
That was kind of a canary citation to indicate that there's growing sentiment towards banning the 80% lowers, though if I understand your objection correctly, you are right in asserting that suggestions to ban CNC / milling equipment is not predominant. That said, I would swear that I saw some state making mention of regulating the purchase of drill presses and/or milling equipment to restrict their purchase to those who could show a justifiable industrial need, but I can't remember whether it was federal, state, or if state, which, nor can I find such a citation in my naive Googling efforts.
Regardless, the sentiment definitely exists for banning 80% lowers, and that is in fact the core of Kevin de Leon's "ghost gun" legislation, though that does not necessarily extend to banning the equipment required for milling them to functionality.
Note that these sources are biased, so take with salt: http://dailycaller.com/2013/08/14/federal-gun-bill-would-ban...
http://bearingarms.com/california-legislator-targets-80-lowe...
I can understand the sentiment if the goal is to prevent someone mail ordering an AR-15 kit and a plastic %80 lower, then drill a few holes with a battery powered drill, assemble, spray paint it pink, slap a hello kitty sticker and off to the shooting range.
I have no stakes in the gun kit regulations so I couldn't care less if they ban them or not but banning machines would be akin to banning chef knives just because you are not working in a restaurant and the knife can potentially be used to stab. Have fun slicing tomatoes with a butter knife. IMO they are regulating the wrong parts of the equation deliberately and have no intention to alienate large swaths of certain demographics. I am only interested in this debate's entertainment value, so popcorn it is.
I don't see a machine ban on the horizon.