• Colorado lawmakers have introduced legislation that would make it a criminal offense to manufacture firearms using 3D printers or CNC milling machines without a federal license. • TitledHouse Bill 26-1144, the new bill prohibits the unlicensed production of completed firearms, unfinished frames or receivers, large-capacity magazines, and rapid-fire devices. • Federally licensed firearm manufacturers would remain exempt, provided they operate within the bounds of their license. • However, the bill’s reach does not stop at the workshop door. • Lawmakers have taken aim at the digital layer that underpins modern gun manufacturing, making it unlawful to possess digital instructions, including CAD files and similar code, where there is evidence of intent to produce a firearm unlawfully. • Distributing those files to non-licensed individuals in Colorado would also be prohibited, by any means, regardless of whether the distributor is based in-state or abroad, and regardless of whether money changes hands.

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  • Colorado lawmakers have introduced legislation that would make it a criminal offense to manufacture firearms using 3D printers or CNC milling machines without a federal license. Titled House Bill 26-1144, the new bill prohibits the unlicensed production of completed firearms, unfinished frames or receivers, large-capacity magazines, and rapid-fire devices. Federally licensed firearm manufacturers would remain exempt, provided they operate within the bounds of their license. However, the bill’s reach does not stop at the workshop door. Lawmakers have taken aim at the digital layer that underpin

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