State Senate Looks To Pass Bill Banning 3D Guns

The state Senate is poised to approve a bill banning guns manufactured with 3D printers.

“We've seen criminals and non-criminals alike trying to circumvent the existing regulations in New York state by literally just printing guns,” said Senator James Skoufis.

The bill is meant to stop the downloading of blueprints for building guns off the internet. The gun can then be built with the use of 3D printer technology. Law enforcement and gun control advocates alike have raised concerns that 3D guns could elude metal detectors or other scanning devices like X-rays.