• Another US state has proposed laws governing the use of 3D printing. • In the past weeks, we’ve seen rather aggressive - and wholly impractical - legislation proposed by the US states ofNew Yorkand Washington. • These new proposed laws attempt to shut down the production of 3D-printed weapons, or at least the critical parts of them. • The two proposed laws were largely considered infeasible by numerous experts, who believe the legitimate 3D print industry would be crippled by the new rules, which include a requirement for 3D printer sales “face to face” only in New York, among other problematic concepts. • Last week, we also learned that California was suing two websites that are alleged to have distributed 3D models of weapons, which could have been used by perps to produce unlicensed weapons. • Now there’s another state getting in on this trend: Colorado.

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  • Another US state has proposed laws governing the use of 3D printing. In the past weeks, we’ve seen rather aggressive - and wholly impractical - legislation proposed by the US states of New York and Washington. These new proposed laws attempt to shut down the production of 3D-printed weapons, or at least the critical parts of them. The two proposed laws were largely considered infeasible by numerous experts, who believe the legitimate 3D print industry would be crippled by the new rules, which include a requirement for 3D printer sales “face to face” only in New York, among other problematic co

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