0:02 Welcome to the studio. The last video
0:05 was the warning. This video is the
0:08 reality check. In the last 48 hours, the
0:10 response has been massive. I've seen
0:12 thousands of comments from you. I also
0:15 saw the breakdown from William Kirk over
0:17 at Washington Gun Law. He highlighted my
0:20 recent video and expost and asked for me
0:22 to reach out to discuss this technical
0:25 side of this bill. William, consider it
0:27 done. I'll be contacting you and I'm
0:28 sure we're going to have a very
0:30 enlightening conversation about this
0:33 technology and I will share all of that
0:36 with you here. But right now, looking at
0:38 the reaction to this bill, I think many
0:41 of you are missing a larger point and
0:43 that's really the reason for this video.
0:45 This bill isn't just about 3D printed
0:47 firearms and there seems to be a lot of
0:50 confusion about that. That is the Trojan
0:52 horse. The language in Washington House
0:55 Bill 2321 is focused heavily on
0:58 manufacturers. It requires aggressive
1:00 blocking technology and it requires a
1:03 database of prohibited files. Right now,
1:05 that database might be focused on
1:08 firearm components. But who manages that
1:10 database? The Washington State Attorney
1:12 General. Who decides what gets added to
1:15 that database next year? The attorney
1:17 general. Once that infrastructure is
1:20 built, once your printer has a direct
1:22 line to a state-run list of banned
1:25 shapes, do you honestly think that
1:28 they're going to stop at firearms? This
1:31 brings me to the scariest part. This is
1:33 the perfect framework for copyright enforcement.
1:35 enforcement.
1:37 Today it's a Glock frame, which many of
1:39 you might not even care about. But
1:41 tomorrow that database updates and
1:43 suddenly your printer refuses to print a
1:45 Star Wars helmet because Disney flagged
1:48 it. Next week you can't print a
1:50 replacement part for your truck or
1:52 tractor because Ford and John Deere
1:55 claim it violates their IP. They are
1:58 building an architecture of censorship
2:00 right inside your home and they're
2:03 selling it to you as public safety.
2:05 There is a dangerous idea floating
2:06 around in the comments of my previous
2:10 video that pre-ban machines are safe.
2:12 You think that because you own a 3D
2:15 printer today that you are grandfathered
2:19 in forever. But you're wrong. They
2:21 aren't going to allow a million
2:24 unregulated manufacturing factories to
2:27 exist in basements across Washington and
2:29 New York. History shows us exactly how
2:32 this plays out. They start with the
2:34 sale. They stop the flow of new devices.
2:37 Then they work backward. They will use
2:40 safety to force mandatory firmware
2:42 upgrades. Or they will simply pass a new
2:44 law that says possession of a
2:46 non-compliant device after a certain
2:49 date is a felony. We have seen this with
2:51 firearms and firearms accessories.
2:54 People bought items that were 100%
2:56 legal. They own them for years. Then a
2:58 ruling changes and overnight, without
3:00 doing anything wrong, these owners
3:03 became criminals. You're a 2-year-old
3:04 printer that doesn't have this
3:07 government spyware installed. It will be
3:09 deemed a public safety threat. Now, some
3:11 of you are thinking, "That's fine. I'll
3:13 just fly under the radar. I'll keep my
3:15 old printer and I'll just stay quiet."
3:18 Well, that works for most people, but we
3:20 are moving into an era where privacy is
3:23 basically dead. Here's a quick story. I
3:25 live on a rural ranch, and during the
3:27 height of the lockdowns, I took my
3:28 oldest son out for a driving lesson with
3:31 our truck and trailer. We were in the
3:33 middle of nowhere. I mean, probably
3:36 population three out there on some rural
3:39 road. Later that week, I got a call from
3:41 a friend of mine in law enforcement. He
3:43 told me someone had called and reported
3:45 me to the state for violating the
3:47 stay-at-home mandate. Now, we laughed
3:49 about it because it was absurd and
3:51 nothing came of it. They weren't
3:53 enforcing it anyway, but it taught me a
3:55 valuable lesson. If you post a picture
3:58 of your printer online, if you share a
4:01 photo of a print, you are one phone call
4:03 away from a concerned citizen reporting
4:06 you to the state. If possessing a
4:08 non-compliant printer becomes illegal,
4:10 you are trusting your freedom to the
4:12 silence of your neighbors. So
4:14 ultimately, what this means, if a law
4:17 like this passes, you can't rely on
4:19 having an older machine or older
4:22 existing hardware to be safe. you will
4:25 be likely forced into the new hardware.
4:27 Now, a couple of years ago, I asked my
4:29 community if they ever thought
4:32 government would require licenses for
4:35 machine shops. Overwhelmingly, they all
4:37 said no. That that was a conspiracy
4:39 theory. But things look a little bit
4:41 different now, don't they? This bill
4:45 includes subtractive manufacturing. It
4:48 specifically speaks of CNC machines or
4:50 any machine that is controlled by code
4:53 that removes material from an object. It
4:55 then includes a section that exempts
4:59 your machines, including 3D printers, if
5:02 you have a federal firearms license.
5:05 This is a fullon press on manufacturing
5:08 and machine shops, not just our 3D
5:11 printers. They are destroying at-ome
5:14 manufacturing by requiring all of these
5:16 machines to comply with a ridiculous
5:20 level of complexity or be licensed. Your
5:23 atome Carva CNC machine, it will be
5:25 illegal unless it connects to the same
5:27 blacklist system as your 3D printers.
5:30 The state wants all machine shops to be
5:33 licensed or illegal. There's no longer a
5:36 hobby or small business middle ground.
5:38 So, I have a question for you, something
5:40 to think about. Since the legislation is
5:43 so broad and farreaching, could hobby 3D
5:46 printers come to an end? Will this all
5:48 end with 3D printers existing only in
5:52 licensed 3D print farms? And if so,
5:56 would you license go get an FFL to have
5:58 your 3D printers in your farm? Let me
6:01 know in the comments. Now, let's look at
6:03 the companies in 3D printing. Bamboo
6:05 Lab, Puscha, Reality, and so many more.
6:07 Do you think that they're going to
6:09 manufacture a special Washington state
6:11 edition printer and a different one for
6:14 the rest of the country? No. Absolutely
6:17 not. This would be a logistical
6:19 nightmare. The pressure from these
6:21 states, Washington, New York,
6:24 California, is immense. If these markets
6:26 demand spyware, it is cheaper and safer
6:29 for these companies to roll out software
6:31 to everyone. Now, we've already seen
6:34 Flash Forge capitulate on similar
6:36 issues, right? You all saw the email and
6:38 the social media posts where they were
6:41 way ahead of this type of legislation,
6:42 basically saying, "Hey, don't print
6:44 these things on your printer or we're
6:46 going to report you." So, quite a bit of
6:49 overreach there. If this passes, Bamboo
6:51 isn't going to fight for your rights.
6:53 They're going to calculate the liability
6:55 and they will likely decide that it's
6:56 easier to install the handshake code for
6:59 everyone than to risk losing access to
7:01 the US market, which is the largest
7:03 market in 3D printing. And don't think
7:05 that you can just use an old slicer with
7:08 a new printer. This bill implies a
7:10 handshake. The software must
7:12 authenticate the hardware. If your
7:14 slicer doesn't have the government
7:16 update, the printer won't print.
7:18 Understand this. The smaller 3D printer
7:21 companies, artillery, soal, cheaty, they
7:23 don't have the capital to develop and
7:26 comply with this blacklist system. This
7:28 is truly catastrophic for our industry
7:31 if this bill passes. I see the comments
7:33 from the Boron crowd. I build kits. I'm
7:36 safe. They can't ban parts. You are
7:39 underestimating how aggressive a state
7:41 can be. There is a little thing called
7:43 spirit of the law. And if a company
7:45 ships you a box of parts that is
7:46 intended to become a non-compliant
7:50 printer, they would be liable. I know
7:52 this because I've lived it. I was once
7:55 on the receiving end of a lawsuit from a
7:57 state government. They sued me for,
8:00 let's just say, tens of millions of
8:03 dollars. I didn't violate a single law.
8:06 My company followed every rule, but the
8:08 state felt I wasn't complying with the
8:11 spirit or the intent of the regulations.
8:13 What they wanted was access to my
8:15 customer records. But I stood my ground
8:17 and I made it clear that I would spend
8:20 every last penny I had protecting the
8:22 privacy and rights of my customers. They
8:24 didn't care about the letter of the law.
8:26 They cared about control. And they use
8:28 their infinite budget to try and crush
8:31 me civily. This is what will happen to
8:33 those kit companies. The state will sue
8:35 them into oblivion until they stop
8:37 shipping to you. This bill won't be the
8:39 last. And if it doesn't pass this
8:41 session, they will try again next
8:43 session. And what comes next? That's
8:45 called a cleanup bill. If this bill
8:47 passes, it is all but certain that it
8:48 will be followed by additional
8:51 legislation. Bills that make any or all
8:53 existing 3D printers or 3D printing kits
8:55 illegal if they don't connect and comply
8:58 with their spyware. The costs will be
9:00 enormous for these companies, and they
9:01 will almost certainly be forced to
9:03 implement these privacy and freedom
9:05 invading systems. But they won't be just
9:08 for Washington. They will be forced on
9:10 the entire country likely and maybe even
9:12 the world. And then don't get me started
9:14 on filament. All they have to do is
9:17 declare PLA or PTG bad for the
9:19 environment, label it single-use
9:21 plastic, and they can crush the entire
9:23 industry with regulatory pressure
9:25 overnight. They don't need to ban the
9:29 printers if they just ban the fuel. I
9:31 know every everyone thought that my
9:35 dystopian 3D printer banning
9:38 idea was too far-fetched.
9:40 Well, here it is. We are watching an
9:42 industry being suffocated by people who
9:44 do not understand it. But we are not
9:47 powerless. These proposed laws don't
9:48 make sense because they are written by
9:51 people who fear what we can create. We
9:53 need to change that narrative. We need
9:55 to educate the public. We need to show
9:57 them that 3D printing is about
9:59 innovation. It's about repair and it's
10:02 about creativity, not just scary ghost
10:04 guns. Now, I want you to respectfully
10:06 contact your representatives. I'll have
10:07 that information in the description
10:10 below. But do not be a troll, right? Be
10:13 a creator. Be a uniter. Share your
10:15 stories. Tell them how these laws crush
10:18 creative freedom. Tell them how they
10:20 violate your right to expression. The
10:22 question is this. Will the 3D printing
10:24 companies just give up or will they
10:26 fight for us? I want to know what you
10:28 think. Let me know in the comments
10:30 below. Thanks for watching. I hope you
10:32 enjoyed it and I will see you in the
10:34 next one. And also, YouTube wants you to
10:37 go watch this one, but I don't know what
10:38 it is, but I'm hoping it's one of two
10:40 videos. Either it's the video that came
10:42 right before this one, or it's uh my
10:45 dystopian future where 3D printers are banned.
10:47 banned.
