WTEN

Background checks may be the future of 3D printers

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) –Bill A2228 has been sponsored in the Assembly and if passed, will require anyone buying a 3D printer to pass a background check. If you can’t legally own a firearm, ...
Yahoo

New York proposes background checks for 3D printer purchases — the bill combats 3D-printed guns

New York State Senator Jennifer Rajkumar sponsored State Assembly Bill A02228, which requires anyone selling a 3D printer capable of “printing a firearm or any components of a firearm” to “request and ...
Futurism

New York Bill Would Require a Background Check for 3D Printers, Like a Gun

Imagine a future in which if you want to buy a 3D printer, you have to submit yourself to a criminal background check. That sounds weirdly dystopian, but a bill just proposed in the New York State ...
Gizmodo

New York Bill Would Require a Criminal Background Check to Buy a 3D Printer

Supporters of the bill say it's necessary to thwart convicted felons who use 3D printers to develop untraceable "ghost guns." Reading time 3 minutes New York residents eyeing a new 3D printer may soon ...
Fabbaloo

Global Patchwork of 3D Printing Legislation Could Stall Technology Progress

We’ve been hearing about legislation in various regions that could disrupt 3D printing, but where are these bills now? We ...