New 3D Printed Gun Laws In California

California Passes New 3D Printed Gun Laws

Katie Armstrong | July 27, 2016

While 3D printing metal firearms isn’t necessarily the most cost effective way of obtaining a gun, it is objectively easier. Without those pesky security checks (which, let’s be honest, aren’t really doing much anyway), basically anyone can get their hands on 3D printed gun. And while their non-metal counterparts are a bit cruder, they still function and are much cheaper to produce.

 Assembly Bill No. 857, CHAPTER 60

This bill would, commencing July 1, 2018, and subject to exceptions, require a person who manufactures or assembles a firearm to first apply to the department for a unique serial number or other identifying mark, as provided. The bill would, by January 1, 2019, and subject to exceptions, require any person who, as of July 1, 2018, owns a firearm that does not bear a serial number to likewise apply to the department for a unique serial number or other mark of identification. The bill would, except as provided, prohibit the sale or transfer of ownership of a firearm manufactured or assembled pursuant to these provisions. The bill would prohibit a person from aiding in the manufacture or assembly of a firearm by a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm. The bill would make a violation of these provisions a misdemeanor. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

Source: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB857

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"The most well-known 3D-printed gun, dubbed the Liberator, is made of plastic, and designed to contain a metal block that lets it get picked up by metal detectors. In doing so, the Liberator does not violate the Undetectable Firearms Act. Thing is, the metal block is completely unnecessary for the gun’s function, and can be removed from the gun entirely. Because of this, concerned lawmakers believe the Undetectable Firearms Act should be amended to require that metal inserts in 3D-printed guns be made permanent." (House extends plastic gun ban, leaves loophole for 3D-printed guns.) Source: http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/house-approves-update-plastic-gun-ban-forgets-include-3d-printed-arms/

(Shooting a 3D Printed Gun. Published July 10, 2014) Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJyf1IrHtcE

<more at http://3dprintingindustry.com/news/california-passes-new-3d-printed-gun-laws-90177/; related articles and links: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB857 (AB-857 Firearms: identifying information. July 22, 2016) and http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/house-approves-update-plastic-gun-ban-forgets-include-3d-printed-arms/ (House extends plastic gun ban, leaves loophole for 3D-printed guns. December 3, 2013)>