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The Right To Print Arms: An Innovation In 3-D Printing

Last week, a Senate judiciary panel approved a measure to reinstate a ban on assault weapons. Those same legislators could have a whole new field of weaponry to contend with:homemade guns. A small, Texas-based company called “Defense Distributed” has been spearheading technological and legal advances behind the 3-D printing technology that could produce guns.

Just yesterday, the company was licensed to manufacture and sell firearms in the United States. Such potential public distribution has left legislators surprisingly mum.

Adam Clark-Esteshas been following the issue. He’s Associate Editor of Motherboard, the science and technology blog for Vice Magazine.

Virginia Prescott is the Gracie Award-winning host of Word of Mouth, Civics 101, The 10-Minute Writers Workshop podcasts, and the Writers on A New England Stage series on New Hampshire Public Radio. Prior to joining NHPR, she was editor, producer, and director for NPR programs On Point and Here & Now, and directed interactive media for New York Public Radio.
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