Summary

Patrick Thomas Egan, 39, was arrested in Colorado for allegedly attacking TV reporter Ja’Ronn Alex, demanding to know if Alex was a U.S. citizen and declaring, “This is Trump’s America now.”

Police say Egan followed Alex’s vehicle for 40 miles, confronted him at his news station, and tackled him, putting him in a headlock that left Alex struggling to breathe.

The attack is being investigated as a possible bias-motivated crime.

Egan faces charges of assault and harassment, with prosecutors yet to file formal charges.

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Buy (or 3d print) a gun for your own safety if you are a minority.

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Even if you’re not a minority, if you’re not a redhat, you’re a target.

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I honestly would not trust a 3D printed gun. Even after some successful uses, there have still been plenty of fuckups.

I think guns are a case where precision machine tooling is a good idea.

Edit: Am I really getting downvoted for suggesting if people get a gun, they get one that was made with precision milling? Would you downvote me for saying people probably shouldn’t assemble their own cars out of 3D printed parts either?

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Yeah, you dont wanna have to rack the slide after every shot, like some goddam noob.

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I mean I’m thinking of stuff I’ve read like this:

https://3dprint.com/285741/teen-shoots-self-accidentally-with-gun-made-with-3d-printed-parts/

It’s a tool. You don’t make your own screwdriver or drill.

This article explains it better than I can:

https://www.fastcompany.com/90290217/3d-printing-guns-at-home-is-dangerous-mostly-for-the-person-shooting-it

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