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California Lawmaker Wants to Hardcode 3D Printers With 'Firearm Blocking' Tech
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A new bill requires 3D printers to be approved by the judicial authorities and incorporate a software mechanism that blocks the printing of firearms or their componentsA Californian elected government is proposing a law to require 3D printer manufacturers to incorporate a device that prevents the production of firearms or their components. The objective is to limit the domestic manufacture of "ghost guns" by moving control to the very level of t…
Why California Wants Your 3D Printer To Track And Report Its Every Move To The DOJ
California is moving to implement some of the nation’s strictest regulations on 3D printers through Assembly Bill 2047, a legislative effort designed to curb the production of untraceable ghost guns by requiring 3D printers sold in the state to feature Department of Justice-approved restrictive software. California isn't the only state petitioning
California officials intend to impose strict restrictions on the sale of 3D printers, taking a New York initiative as a model but taking an even more radical approach. The new bill proposes allowing the sale of only those equipment models that pass rigorous government testing. The legislative initiative, AB-2047, largely echoes Washington State's HB 2321 and New York Assembly S9005/A10005. The key goal of these... The post California to Restrict…
California's New Bill Requires DOJ-Approved 3D Printers That Report on Themselves
California's recently-proposed AB-2047 would require 3D printers sold in the state to be DOJ-approved models equipped with "firearm blocking technology," banning non-certified machines after 2029 and criminalizing efforts to bypass the software. Adafruit notes that unlike similar legislation proposed in Washington State and New York, California's version "adds a certification bureaucracy on top: state-approved algorithms, state-approved software…
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