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- 1California Requires Built-In Safeguards Against 3D-Printed Guns▼VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: World’s Fourth-Largest Economy Becomes Second State in the Nation to Require 3D Printer Industry to Build in Safeguards Against Illegal Gun Manufacturing
California, the world's fourth-largest economy, has become the second US state to require the 3D printer industry to build safeguards into its products to prevent illegal gun manufacturing. Gun safety advocates are celebrating the move as a victory, saying it closes a loophole that allows people to produce untraceable firearms at home using consumer printing technology.