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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David A. Lieb

New law aims to ban 3D-printed guns after UnitedHealthcare CEO murder

New York is poised to enact a first-of-its-kind law that would mandate 3D printers sold for home and business use to incorporate technology preventing them from manufacturing firearms.

The requirement, also under consideration in California, aims to counteract the latest method for producing untraceable "ghost guns" that have increasingly appeared in criminal investigations.

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