3D Printing restrictions and bans: Difference between revisions

<ref name="everytown">{{Cite web |date=2026-05-21 |title=New York Shuts Down the 'Plastic Pipeline': Governor Hochul and Lawmakers Pass Nation-Leading Measures to Stop the Spread of DIY Machine Guns and 3D-Printed Firearms in FY27 Budget |url=https://www.everytown.org/press/new-york-shuts-down-the-plastic-pipeline-governor-hochul-and-lawmakers-pass-nation-leading-measures-to-stop-the-spread-of-diy-machine-guns-and-3d-printed-firearms-in-fy27-budget/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260603041034/https://www.everytown.org/press/new-york-shuts-down-the-plastic-pipeline-governor-hochul-and-lawmakers-pass-nation-leading-measures-to-stop-the-spread-of-diy-machine-guns-and-3d-printed-firearms-in-fy27-budget/ |archive-date=2026-06-03 |access-date=2026-06-02 |publisher=Everytown for Gun Safety}}</ref>

<ref name="nra">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nraila.org/articles/20260527/new-york-gov-kathy-hochul-signs-gun-ban-in-state-budget-process |title=New York: Gov. Kathy Hochul Signs Gun Ban in State Budget Process |publisher=NRA Institute for Legislative Action |date=2026-05-27 |access-date=2026-06-02}}</ref>

<ref name="toms-wa">{{Cite web |author=Stephen Warwick |date=2026-01-19 |title=Washington state proposes new 3D-printed gun controls with blocking features and blueprint detection algorithm |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/washington-state-proposes-new-3d-printed-gun-controls-with-blocking-features-and-blueprint-detection-algorithm-proposal-would-carry-sentences-of-five-years-in-prison-usd15-000-fine-for-violation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260605000447/https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/washington-state-proposes-new-3d-printed-gun-controls-with-blocking-features-and-blueprint-detection-algorithm-proposal-would-carry-sentences-of-five-years-in-prison-usd15-000-fine-for-violation |archive-date=2026-06-05 |access-date=2026-06-02 |publisher=Tom's Hardware}}</ref>

<ref name="printandgo">{{Cite web |url=https://printandgo.tech/blog/3d-gunt-solution-to-prevent-3d-printed-ghost-guns |title=3D GUN'T: Print&Go's solution to prevent 3D printed 'Ghost Guns' |publisher=Print&Go |date=2024-11-04 |access-date=2026-06-02}}</ref>

<ref name="saami">{{Cite web |url=https://www.outdoorlife.com/guns/what-is-p-ammo/ |title=What Is +P Ammo? |publisher=Outdoor Life |date=2021-06-01 |access-date=2026-06-02}} States the SAAMI maximum average pressure of 35,000 psi for the 9mm Luger cartridge.</ref>

<ref name="eff">{{Cite web |url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/stop-new-yorks-attack-3d-printing |title=Stop New York's Attack on 3D Printing |author=Rory Mir and Nathan Sheard |publisher=Electronic Frontier Foundation |date=2026-04-16 |access-date=2026-06-02}} Calls the requirement "an unfeasible tech solution," describes print-blocking "censorware" that "surveils every print," and writes that the approach repeats "the mistakes of DRM."</ref>

<ref name="eff-permission">{{Cite web |url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/print-blocking-anti-consumer-permission-print-part-1 |title=Print Blocking is Anti-Consumer: Permission to Print Part 1 |publisher=Electronic Frontier Foundation |date=2026-04-02 |access-date=2026-06-02}}</ref>

<ref name="baffle">{{Cite web |url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US7987944B1 |title=US Patent 7,987,944 B1, Firearm sound suppressor baffle |publisher=United States Patent and Trademark Office |date=2011-08-02 |access-date=2026-06-02}} Figures show a conical bell with a central aperture and a rear plate within an outer tube.</ref>

<ref name="tesla">{{Cite web |url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US1329559A |title=US Patent 1,329,559, Valvular Conduit |author=Nikola Tesla |publisher=United States Patent and Trademark Office |date=1920-02-03 |access-date=2026-06-02}} Drawings show internal cones that pass fluid one way and resist it the other.</ref>