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===Advocacy & Legislative Support: Everytown for Gun Safety=== | ===Advocacy & Legislative Support: Everytown for Gun Safety=== | ||
Everytown for Gun Safety has served as a principal advocate for upstream regulations that target 3D printer hardware and file distribution. Since 2024, the organization has led advocacy in ten separate bills across eight states, supporting both printer-blocking mandates and manufacturing bans. New York's S.9005-C/A.10005-C, signed into law in May 2026, represents a model of printer-blocking regulation.<ref name=" | Everytown for Gun Safety has served as a principal advocate for upstream regulations that target 3D printer hardware and file distribution. Since 2024, the organization has led advocacy in ten separate bills across eight states, supporting both printer-blocking mandates and manufacturing bans. New York's S.9005-C/A.10005-C, signed into law in May 2026, represents a model of printer-blocking regulation.<ref name="everytown" /> Everytown championed the measure through direct testimony to budget committees, framing the requirement as shutting down the ''plastic pipeline'' of do-it-yourself firearms.<ref name="testimony" /> California's AB 2047, which would require firearm-blocking technology on all printers sold in the state, passed the Assembly in May 2026 with Everytown as a named legislative partner and co-sponsor.<ref name="everytown-ca" /> | ||
Washington pursued two approaches: a blocking-technology bill, HB 2321, which was referred to committee in January 2026 and did not advance,<ref name="wa-hb2321" /> and a manufacturing ban, ESHB 2320, signed into law in March 2026, which Everytown supported.<ref name="everytown-wa" /> Colorado's HB26-1144, a manufacturing ban on 3D-printed firearm components, received Everytown advocacy and was signed into law in May 2026.<ref name="everytown-co" /> | Washington pursued two approaches: a blocking-technology bill, HB 2321, which was referred to committee in January 2026 and did not advance,<ref name="wa-hb2321" /> and a manufacturing ban, ESHB 2320, signed into law in March 2026, which Everytown supported.<ref name="everytown-wa" /> Colorado's HB26-1144, a manufacturing ban on 3D-printed firearm components, received Everytown advocacy and was signed into law in May 2026.<ref name="everytown-co" /> | ||