- New York State Assembly Bill A2228 proposes criminal-history background checks for purchasing 3-D printers that “could” fabricate firearms, sparking debate on the practicality and intent of criminalizing general-purpose fabrication tools.  
- Participants argue the bill is symbolic “security theater” rather than effective policy, noting that the recent high-profile murder suspect had no prior record, so the law would not have prevented the incident.  
- Discussion frames the bill as part of a broader “war on general-purpose computation and manufacturing,” echoing Cory Doctorow’s warnings about outlawing versatile technologies to enforce control.  
- A short science-fiction story, “Feral” by Richard Kadrey (glyphpress.com/talk/2014/feral), was shared as a speculative illustration of societies that restrict or license everyday technologies, including nanotech and even cognition.  
- The channel also noted the latest SpaceX Starship launch (live-streamed on YouTube) as a counter-example of rapid, open technological progress in contrast to increasing legislative restrictions.