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The thing that was made out of plastic appears to be nothing more than a single-shot pistol.
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You're completely missing the point. Yes, it's single shot. It's a prototype, and a proof of concept. They made something that can be built by anyone, very cheaply, made completely of plastic, that can actually fire.
Now that they completed that milestone, just watch and see what's next. Now that they know the plastic can contain the pressures of firing, they can work on other designs. Maybe a revolver? Maybe some kind of simple semiauto? I don't know, the sky is the limit. No one is saying that they're going to build something that everyone is going to want. Buying a name brand off the shelf is going to be better. But that's not the point.
So what is the point? Consider the political climate. Consider what many elected officials already want to do, that is, remove all guns. Basically, this breakthrough means that a ban won't work, confiscation won't work. Guns can still get into the hands of the people, no matter what the government wants to do. Why do you think they are already (even before this gun was test fired) trying to pass legislation restricting or banning this?
The anti's understand the implications of this. It appears that many pro-gun people simply do not, because it's not as good as what they can buy. Because it's only a single shot novelty. Because it's no better than a zipgun. In the future, this may be the only way we will be able to have guns. That's the point.