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*Washington State Legislature: HB 2320 (2025) – Related proposed legislation addressing risks associated with 3D printing technology, which has raised concerns about potential impacts on lawful consumer use and operation of consumer 3D printers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Cam |date=2026-02-08 |title=Washington Dems Advance Bill That Could Ban 3D Printers Over Gun Fears |url=https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/02/08/washington-dems-advance-bill-that-could-ban-3d-printers-over-gun-fears-n1231483 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/xvTvu |archive-date=2026-03-09 |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=Bearing Arms}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-09 |title=HB 2320 - 2025-26 |url=https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=2320 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=Washington State Legislature}}</ref> | *Washington State Legislature: HB 2320 (2025) – Related proposed legislation addressing risks associated with 3D printing technology, which has raised concerns about potential impacts on lawful consumer use and operation of consumer 3D printers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Cam |date=2026-02-08 |title=Washington Dems Advance Bill That Could Ban 3D Printers Over Gun Fears |url=https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/02/08/washington-dems-advance-bill-that-could-ban-3d-printers-over-gun-fears-n1231483 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/xvTvu |archive-date=2026-03-09 |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=Bearing Arms}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-09 |title=HB 2320 - 2025-26 |url=https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2025&BillNumber=2320 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=Washington State Legislature}}</ref> | ||
*New York State Senate: Assembly Bill A2228 (2025) – Proposed legislation addressing the regulation of 3D printed items, raising concerns that enforcement mechanisms could indirectly affect consumer access to, or use of, 3D printing equipment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assembly Bill A2228 |url=https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2228 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=The New York State Senate}}</ref> | *New York State Senate: Assembly Bill A2228 (2025) – Proposed legislation addressing the regulation of 3D printed items, raising concerns that enforcement mechanisms could indirectly affect consumer access to, or use of, 3D printing equipment.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-09 |title=Assembly Bill A2228 |url=https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2228 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=[[The New York State Senate]]}}</ref> | ||
*Manhattan District Attorney Office: Letter regarding 3D printer policies (2025) – Public correspondence outlining concerns related to consumer 3D printers that has been cited in discussions about potential technical or policy restrictions affecting lawful consumer activity.<ref>https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Letter-Creality-3.26.25.pdf</ref> | *Manhattan District Attorney Office: Letter regarding 3D printer policies (2025) – Public correspondence outlining concerns related to consumer 3D printers that has been cited in discussions about potential technical or policy restrictions affecting lawful consumer activity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bragg |first=Alvin |date=2026-03-09 |title=Letter-Creality-3.26.25.pdf |url=https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Letter-Creality-3.26.25.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=}}</ref> | ||
*California State Legislature: AB-2047 (2026) – Proposed legislation that would require a certified firearm blueprint detection algorithm in all 3D printers and make it a crime to knowingly disable, deactivate, uninstall, or otherwise circumvent any firearm blocking technology installed in a 3D printer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-09 |title=AB-2047 Firearms: 3-dimensional printing blocking technology. |url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2047 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=California Legislative Information}}</ref> | *California State Legislature: AB-2047 (2026) – Proposed legislation that would require a certified firearm blueprint detection algorithm in all 3D printers and make it a crime to knowingly disable, deactivate, uninstall, or otherwise circumvent any firearm blocking technology installed in a 3D printer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-09 |title=AB-2047 Firearms: 3-dimensional printing blocking technology. |url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2047 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=California Legislative Information}}</ref> | ||
*Colorado General Assembly. HB26-1144 (2026) – Proposed legislation would ban manufacturing or producing a firearm, receiver, frame, large capacity magazine, or rapid fire device using 3d printing. Possessing or distributing computer code to manufacture a firearm or firearm component on a 3d printer or CNC mill would be prohibited. Violating any of the prohibitions would be a class 1 misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation would be a class 5 felony.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-09 |title=Prohibit Three-Dimensional Printing Firearms & Components |url=https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1144 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=Colorado General Assembly}}</ref> | *Colorado General Assembly. HB26-1144 (2026) – Proposed legislation would ban manufacturing or producing a firearm, receiver, frame, large capacity magazine, or rapid fire device using 3d printing. Possessing or distributing computer code to manufacture a firearm or firearm component on a 3d printer or CNC mill would be prohibited. Violating any of the prohibitions would be a class 1 misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation would be a class 5 felony.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-09 |title=Prohibit Three-Dimensional Printing Firearms & Components |url=https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1144 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/bj124 |archive-date=2026-03-09 |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=Colorado General Assembly}}</ref> | ||
===Manufacturer and platform policies=== | ===Manufacturer and platform policies=== | ||
*Print&Go Tech – Company promoting technical solutions intended to prevent the printing of certain prohibited items, referenced in discussions about content filtering, software enforcement mechanisms, and their potential impact on consumer control and repairability.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-08 |title=3D Printer Ban Company Exposed |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGEVra9U91I |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=tGEVra9U91I |archive-date=2026-03-09 |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-4 |title=3D GUN'T: Print&Go’s solution to prevent 3D printed ‘Ghost Guns’ |url=https://printandgo.tech/blog/3d-gunt-solution-to-prevent-3d-printed-ghost-guns |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/TBCWF |archive-date=2026-03-09 |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=Print&Go}}</ref> | *Print&Go Tech – Company promoting technical solutions intended to prevent the printing of certain prohibited items, referenced in discussions about content filtering, software enforcement mechanisms, and their potential impact on consumer control and repairability.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-08 |title=3D Printer Ban Company Exposed |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGEVra9U91I |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=tGEVra9U91I |archive-date=2026-03-09 |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-4 |title=3D GUN'T: Print&Go’s solution to prevent 3D printed ‘Ghost Guns’ |url=https://printandgo.tech/blog/3d-gunt-solution-to-prevent-3d-printed-ghost-guns |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/TBCWF |archive-date=2026-03-09 |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=[[Print&Go]]}}</ref> | ||
===Companies enforcing restrictive policies=== | ===Companies enforcing restrictive policies=== | ||