9 Apr
2026
9 Apr
'26
midnight
I tried talking with my representative about this two weeks ago, to not
much success. Please include me in this effort, and 3d printing is very
important to the retro computing community, as well as the right to
repair efforts.
On 4/7/2026 11:16 PM, Judy Tuan via sudo-discuss wrote:
Yes!
A pod of us conversed upon this topic under the NAILS sign at sudoroom
tonight. A brief overview of our discussion includes:
- we have friends we can message about this
- you need people power (like, a thousand people!) to get them to pay
attention. picket signs!
- let's say we do make 3d printers live out of parts we print onsite
with other 3d printers lol. so many details need to be ironed out: power
source. tables. tent structure. where to do it. who we are targeting to
get their attention
- let's say we perform a teardown of a 3d printer with explanations of
each part and a long list of what else in all kinds of industries each
part is used in. this shows that 3d printer parts are not regulatable
individually! and that these are "commodity" parts
- YOU CANT REGULATE A SCREWDRIVER
EFF is working on it too:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/print-blocking-anti-consumer-
permission-print-part-1 <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/print-
blocking-anti-consumer-permission-print-part-1>
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/print-blocking-wont-work-
permission-print-part-2 <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/print-
blocking-wont-work-permission-print-part-2>
let's get involved! we don't have a plan yet but let's make one! email us!
~judy
On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 13:17 Larry Doolittle via sudo-discuss <sudo-
discuss(a)sudoroom.org <mailto:sudo-discuss@sudoroom.org>> wrote:
Sudo members and Trishna -
On Wed, Apr 01, 2026 at 01:09:33PM -0700, Jake via sudo-discuss wrote:
Bill AB-2047 (3D printer regulation) just passed
Public Safety
6-0 and is
moving to Judiciary, and is listed for an April
14 hearing. The
bill would
require certified firearm-blueprint detection
plus certified software
controls for printer models sold or transferred in California,
with DOJ
guidance due in 2027 and the sales restrictions
becoming
operative March 1,
2029.
Sounds predictably terrible. The timeline for doing anything is also
very tight. Dreaming a little here..
Could "we" get a protest/demo together up in Sacramento, where we
publicly and visibly build a bunch of 3D printers, to tangibly
show the legislators (and their staff) what it is that they are
foolishly trying to control?
To make sense, it would have to be a scratch-build, RepRap-style,
not just unpacking a kit from China and bolting the pieces together.
The software needs to be Free with a capital F, and the parts need
to be commodities such that nobody can point at e.g. the extruder and
say "let's regulate that".
By "we" I hope that includes some other Bay Area and Sacramento
maker communities, not just sudo room. Whatever can be arranged in
this stupidly short timeline. The political angle is important,
so Democratic Club help would also count.
My mind races to lots of details. If anyone thinks this is a good
idea and possible to organize in this time frame, please continue
this thread!
- Larry
P.S. If anyone is in direct contact with Trishna, please ping her to
check her spam folder. Gmail almost always sends my emails to spam.
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