House Votes to Extend Law Banning 3D-Printed Guns for 10 Years

Legislators want 3D-printed guns made entirely of plastic to be illegal in the U.S. for another 10 years.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to extend the Undetectable Firearms Act, a 1988 law banning any weapon that can evade metal detectors.

Lawmakers pushed to extend the law, which was slated to expire on Dec. 9, amid fears that 3D printing would give criminals an unprecedented chance to smuggle a functioning weapon into a secure building. Availability of 3D printers and designs for 3D-printed guns, like the infamous Liberator, is rapidly increasing as the technology becomes mainstream. Read more…

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