re: #127 Mich-again

The NRA made sure Congress granted immunity to gun manufacturers so they would not be held liable for gun deaths. But that immunity does not apply to the makers of 3D printers. I have worked with 3D printed prototype parts before and they have been brittle and break under shear stress. So eventually, some poor sap will end up getting killed when a 3D printed plastic gun fails. And when that happens I bet there will be a huge lawsuit against the company that made the 3D printer.

Unless of course Congress acts quickly and grants immunity to the 3D printer companies. Do you think we will see that anytime soon?

The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Firearms Act (PLCFA) does not prevent product liability lawsuits based on conventional theories of product defect. Thus if the lawsuit alleged that the failure of a poorly made 3D printed part caused a firearm to misfire resulting in damages and/or death the PLCFA would not block the suit.