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From gun kits to 3D printable guns, a short history of rogue gun makers

  • Written by Timothy D. Lytton, Distinguished University Professor & Professor of Law, Georgia State University
A 3D printed gunMitch Barrie via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC

Gun rights activist Cody Wilson got a green light from the Trump administration in June to publish digital blueprints on the internet that will enable anyone with a 3D printer to make a plastic gun.

A federal judge blocked distribution of those blueprints. But thousands of people have...

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