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Senate passes amended bill restricting 3D-printed firearms after hours of debate over safety and constitutional risk
Summary
After extended floor debate and multiple failed amendments, the Senate on March 27 adopted House Bill 1144 in amended form to prohibit 3D printing of functional firearms and certain components; sponsors say the changes are needed to address rapidly growing ‘ghost gun’ recoveries, while opponents raised constitutional and overcriminalization concerns.
The Senate adopted House Bill 1144 on March 27 after hours of debate, voting to approve an amended version that sponsors said will make it unlawful to manufacture functional firearms with 3D printers and to possess certain untraceable components produced by additive manufacturing.
Senator Wallace, a sponsor, told colleagues the amended bill removes a separate section that would have criminalized distribution of instructional digital files but preserves a prohibition on using three-dimensional printers to produce functional firearms. "We appreciate the governor letting us know he would have vetoed the bill without this…
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