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Is It Legal To 3-D Print A Handgun? | Popular Science
Thursday, October 4, 2012 17:07
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Is It Legal To 3-D Print A Handgun? | Popular Science
Posted by Charleston Voice
The Wiki Weapons Project wants to create a free, open-source digital file for printing a working handgun at home. But can they do so legally?
By Clay Dillow Posted 10.04.2012 at 2:00 pm
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Earlier this week, the Wiki Weapons Project–an initiative to create a 3-D printed handgun and distribute the digital design file for free online–ran into a stumbling block when 3-D printer provider Stratasys pulled the lease on a printer it had provided the group. Stratasys cited a clause in the lease agreement that allows the company to rescind a lease for printers believed to be used for unlawful purposes. That raises the obvious (and thorny) question: Is the Wiki Weapons Project doing anything illegal? Finish reading>>
