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Join Kevin Harris and Jesse Moore as they cover the Funeral services for Colin G Brady, Co-host and Producer of The Shannon Burke Show.
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Cory Doctorow Sun, Dec 9
Well, that was predictable: days after a 3D printed gun fired a few rounds, Rep Steve Israel has called for a ban on of Wiki Weapons. The congressman points out (correctly) that all-plastic 3D printed weapons would not be easy to spot using traditional methods, such as metal detectors.
However, what Rep Israel doesn’t say is how he hopes to accomplish his goal. Firmware locks for 3D printers? A DMCA-like takedown regime for 3D shapefiles that can be used to generate plastic firearms (or parts of plastic firearms?). A mandate on 3D printer manufacturers to somehow magically make it impossible for their products to print out gun-parts?
Every one of those measures is a nonsense and worse: unworkable combinations of authoritarianism, censorship, and wishful thinking. Importantly, none of these would prevent people from manufacturing plastic guns. And all of these measures would grossly interfere with the lawful operation of 3D printers.
Rep. Steve Israel urges Congress to renew ‘Wiki Weapon’ ban
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Sean, Lexy, and FourToedJones were joined for most of the show by Frank Castle of Heistclick, with a quick call from Shifty in the first hour and the chance to hear Come Alive for our first time, great song. Also, Sean had come across an Article in the local paper that pointed out a very important headline being removed that had offered at least a warning of impending battle which brought us to other circumstances relative. FourtoedJones got a little hyped up as he expressed his difference of opinion as far as protesting is concerned and again when Sean expressed his taking a disliking to technology. Thanks to Brad Yurkovich for the call in and all those that tuned in to another great show.
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Sometimes a punch flying directly at your face can be an amazing opportunity. Think Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, where Ali artfully dodged an onslaught of vicious blows meant to decapitate him. Frazier eventually punched himself out and Ali remained champion. No one would ever seriously compare House speaker John Boehner to Joe Frazier; Frazier had talent, heart, and guts, but in this one instance the analogy is fitting. Boehner must have believed that removing Justin Amash from his position on the house finance committee would be a crushing blow to the growing dissention born from the libertarian rise in the grand old party. What he actually did was prove the blow-back theory and give Mr. Amash more freedom to continue voting his conscience and buck the establishment. Boehner is representative of the old guard big government republican, and this desperate tantrum may be the meteor that killed the dinosaur…or wooly mammoth if you prefer.
Boehner’s move was an obvious move to thwart the Ron Paul revolution by silencing the one voice left in the House of Representatives who would continue to speak to and grow the movement Dr. Paul started. It was meant to be the kind of preemptive strike the establishment is so fond of, and it should result in the same obvious to everyone who pays attention result that usually follows, a full scale war. For so many years Ron Paul fought the establishment, for most of his career though, he brought rocks to a nuclear war. Justin Amash, a freshman from Michigan starts out on more equal footing. He has something that Ron Paul didn’t have until late in his career, a large vocal young group of Ron Paul supporters.
The beautiful irony is that the speaker’s attempt to purge the voice of liberty from the supposed party of limited government is that it could result in self eradication. No one knows how the establishment’s assault will end, but everyone should be aware of the possibilities and Ron Paul/Justin Amash supporters should embrace the gift of opportunity speaker Boehener has presented them.
