2026-10-26 18:01LAW & MAKING3D Printing and CNC Manufacturing Laws: Research DigestCalifornia became the second state to enact firearm restrictions on 3D printers when Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2047 on September 26, 2026, requiring 3D printer manu…2026-10-26 12:17LAW & MAKING3D Printing CNC Manufacturing Laws: Research DigestCalifornia this month became the second state, after New York, to pass a law requiring 3D printer manufacturers to build in firearm-blocking technology, but the actual re…2026-10-25 18:01LAW & MAKING3D Printing and CNC Manufacturing Laws: Research DigestThe states are moving faster than Washington on 3D-printed gun laws, and the moves they are making reveal a clean ideological split: Democratic-led states are passing res…2026-10-25 03:01LAW & MAKING3D Printing and CNC Manufacturing Laws: Research DigestThe most important thing about the 3D printing gun laws passing in 2026 is that they are reaching far beyond 3D printers. Colorado's HB 26-1144, which took effect July 1,…2026-10-23 18:00LAW & MAKING3D Printing and CNC Manufacturing Laws: Research DigestThe legal landscape around 3D-printed and CNC-machined firearms has shifted sharply in 2026, and the trend is unmistakable: states are moving beyond banning ghost guns th…2026-10-22 03:00LAW & MAKING3D Printing & CNC Manufacturing Laws, Research DigestThe 3D printing and CNC manufacturing law wave of 2026 is the most significant expansion of firearm-adjacent regulation since the ghost gun rules (and it reaches far beyo…2026-10-21 18:00LAW & MAKING3D Printing & CNC Manufacturing Laws, Research DigestIn 2026, the legislative assault on digital manufacturing crossed a line that should alarm anyone who makes things (not just gun owners. The target was always going to be…2026-10-21 03:00LAW & MAKING3D Printing & CNC Manufacturing Laws, Research DigestThe wave of state laws targeting 3D-printed guns is reaching far beyond the ghost gun problem it claims to solve (and the definitional creep is the story worth watching. …2026-10-20 18:00LAW & MAKING3D Printing, CNC Manufacturing & Laws, Research DigestS.2165, 119th Congress (2025-2026): The 3D Printed Gun Safety Act would amend Chapter 44 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code to prohibit the distribution of 3D printer plans for…2026-10-19 03:00LAW & MAKING3D Printing & CNC Manufacturing Laws, Research DigestWashington State Legislature (2026): HB 2320, signed into law, prohibits the manufacturing of certain firearms and firearm components through the use of a three-dimension…
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