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::'''3D printers increasingly create a field of tension of security concerns and a sustainable economy.''' | ::'''3D printers increasingly create a field of tension of security concerns and a sustainable economy.''' | ||
::Lobbies could use pretextual arguments to ban 3D printing in public (not including companies of course). However, a matured technology enables cheap products and spare parts since it reduces packaging, transport and storage costs. Also the goods are produced "on demand". This reduces overproduction (less raw materials, less energy) | ::Lobbies could use pretextual arguments to ban 3D printing in public (not including companies of course). However, a matured technology enables cheap products and spare parts since it reduces packaging, transport and storage costs. Also the goods are produced "on demand". This reduces overproduction (less raw materials, less energy) and recycling of unsold goods. | ||
::The problem is not the technology but the mentality, the people who want to own weapons. That reminds to the discussion about the NRA in the USA. Theoretically it is correct that weapon itself are no problem but the people using them. However in real life the availability of weapons increase violence and a social climate of fear. You can even see it at the US police officers. Potential racist tendencies alone could never explain this. There is a reason why those officers always hold their gun ready: they are themselves in fear to get shot. | ::The problem is not the technology but the mentality, the people who want to own weapons. That reminds to the discussion about the NRA in the USA. Theoretically it is correct that weapon itself are no problem but the people using them. However in real life the availability of weapons increase violence and a social climate of fear. You can even see it at the US police officers. Potential racist tendencies alone could never explain this. There is a reason why those officers always hold their gun ready: they are themselves in fear to get shot. | ||
:: The murder rate (per 100.000 per year) in USA is 5. Germany has 0.7. USA has vast areas with low population numbers therefor a second look at cities is helpful. [[wp:List_of_cities_by_murder_rate|Detroit has a murder rate of 40]] while [[wp:de:Tötungsrate_nach_Ländern#Liste_der_Tötungsraten_2013_für_ausgewählte_Großstädte|Berlin has 1]]. | :: The murder rate (per 100.000 per year) in USA is 5. Germany has 0.7. USA has vast areas with low population numbers therefor a second look at cities is helpful. [[wp:List_of_cities_by_murder_rate|Detroit has a murder rate of 40]] while [[wp:de:Tötungsrate_nach_Ländern#Liste_der_Tötungsraten_2013_für_ausgewählte_Großstädte|Berlin has 1]]. | ||