California AB 2047 (3D Printer law) enacted

(billtrack50.com)

11 points | by nvahalik a day ago ago

5 comments

  • tech4all 18 minutes ago

    This will stop exactly zero criminals who were going to use a 3D printer to print gun parts.

  • exabrial a day ago

    > California Firearm Printing Prevention Act, establishes a framework to regulate the sale of three-dimensional (3D) printers in the state by requiring them to include built-in "firearm blocking technology"

    This is so obnoxiously impossible.

    • lp92 18 hours ago

      Exactly. You can slice and dice a model and just merge it in the slicer and if there'sfirmwarebloks, with how good AI is at reverse engineering it wouldn't be an insurmountable challenge to roll your own firmware without the restrictions.

  • bigbuppo a day ago

    So, what, unlicensed posession of electric motors will be a felony?

  • ronsor a day ago

    So should everyone buy 3D printers before the government lockdown comes into effect?