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Committee hears wide-ranging testimony on 3D-printing gun bill amid free-speech and safety concerns
Summary
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2,320 would expand restrictions on manufacturing untraceable firearms to include 3D printers, CNC machines and digital firearm-manufacturing code; supporters cited rising recoveries of ghost guns and school incidents, while opponents warned of First Amendment and enforcement problems.
Lawmakers heard more than three hours of public testimony on Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2,320, a measure to expand state restrictions on the manufacturing and distribution of untraceable firearms to include three-dimensional printers, CNC milling machines and digital firearm-manufacturing code.
Representative Usman Saladin, the bill's sponsor, said technology has outpaced prior law and that children and other people who cannot legally obtain firearms can now…
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