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Technology@lemmy.ml · 2 months ago

US Gov to explore requiring 3d printer manufacturers and software developers to contain controls to prevent users from manufacturing firearms components

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US Gov to explore requiring 3d printer manufacturers and software developers to contain controls to prevent users from manufacturing firearms components

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Technology@lemmy.ml · 2 months ago

Law enforcement leans on 3D-printer industry to help thwart machine gun conversion devices

Justice Department officials are turning to the 3D-printing industry to help stop the proliferation of tiny pieces of plastic transforming semi-automatic weapons into illegal homemade machine guns on streets across America.

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You can also build a 3d printer from scratch pretty easily. Would need to regulate random electronics and robotics components

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