Finding Tested Gun Designs: Difference between revisions

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 == Best Practices ==
-=== Stick to Release Groups ===
+=== Release Groups ===
-TODO: Document release groups and beta testing
+Many popular designs are published by [[Release Group|release groups]] who have ensured those designs underwent a minimum of beta testing before release. This does not discount the work of reputable independent designers like Timothy Hoffman or UnseenKiller.
-=== Avoid Betas ===
+=== Avoiding Betas ===
-TODO: Document how beta files might
+If a design is advertised as "in [[beta]]," it may be presumed to be less tested (and therefore less safe) than validated and "released" designs.
-=== Ensure the Release has Good Documentation ===
+=== Known Your Local Laws ===
-TODO: Document how bad docs tend to correspond to low-quality designs and headache
+In most parts of the world, building your own gun is of questionable legality. Many, if not most, 3D gun designs may also be illegal to possess where you live.
+Even in the United States of America, there are many states and cities that have criminalized all or some part of the process designing or printing a 3D gun.
 == When to Be Adventurous ==