More than a year ago, Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) had been working to include language specifically regulating the practice of 3D printing guns in an extension of Undetectable Firearms Act, a l…
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3DPI.TV – Undetectable Firearms Act Free of 3D Printing Regulation
3D printed guns have caused some US legislators to try to regulate 3D printing, but the extension of the Undetectable Firearms Act has managed to exclude the technology from any regulation. The law wa…
Undetectable Firearms Act Passed, Free of 3DP Regulation
On December 9th, the Undetectable Firearms Act was extended before its built-in expiration was to take place. The law, which we’ve written about once or twice on 3DPI, was established in the 1980s as …
U.S. House of Representatives submits 3D Firearms Prohibition Act to congress
In the wake of the 3D printed gun debacle which reached its fever pitch in August 2018, U.S. Representative Frank Joseph Pallone Jr. has submitted a bill seeking to prohibit the digital, and physical,…
Rep. Steve Israel Renews Fight for Undetectable Gun Control
In the endless saga that is the the story of the 3D printed gun, Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY), has made an official announcement that he will attempt to pass legislation to better control undetectable fir…
Unpacking America’s downloadable 3D printed guns
Today is the day that Defense Distributed’s 3D printable gun models were due to go online. In case you missed it, on 10 July 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice decided to overturn a ban on the…
Organizations rally to overturn 3D printed gun settlement
Californian 3D printing service bureau 3Diligent has issued a statement saying it “will not take orders to [3D] print guns or gun parts” intended to circumvent the Undetectable Firearms Ac…
AR-15 with 3D Printed Lower Receiver Seized in Oregon
Back when the 3D printable Liberator pistol was unveiled two years ago, it foreshadowed the rise of 3D printed guns. And, as dangerous as they may be for those firing them, it was as inevitable as th…
California Senate Passes Bill Regulating DIY Guns
This weekend saw a number of historic bills signed by the California state legislature, which are all on their way to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk to await his signature before being made into la…
US Attorney General Seeks to Continue Ban on Plastic Guns
The Undetectable Firearms Act, which makes it illegal in the United States to own a gun that cannot be registered by a metal detector, is set to expire on December 9th of this year. Since the announce…