Adafruit pushes back against NY state’s sweeping ban on 3D printing guns — suggests amendments to ‘preserve the public safety goal without breaking education, o

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Adafruit pushes back against NY state’s sweeping ban on 3D printing guns — suggests amendments to ‘preserve the public safety goal without breaking education, o

The company argues that the current bill is too broad and will make creating much harder for every maker.

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Open-source hardware company Adafruit HAS pushed back on proposed New York legislation that will put the burden of stopping unauthorized 3D printing of guns on 3D printer manufacturers, while also making the sharing of 3D files for guns and their components illegal. According to the company blog , this bill, which is even broader than the one proposed in Washington state , covers open-source firmware, offline machines, file formats that can’t be read by algorithms, and CNC mills that are widely used in other industries.

Adafruit suggested the following amendments to bill to “preserve the public safety goal without breaking education, open hardware, or small manufacturers:” narrow the scope to intent, not the tool; drop mandatory file scanning; exempt open-source and offline toolchains; limit liability for sellers and educators; add guardrails to the working group; and require a real technical feasibility assessment requiring peer-reviewed evidence.

New York State takes steps to ban 3D-printed guns

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