US Gov to explore requiring 3d printer manufacturers and software developers to contain controls to prevent users from manufacturing firearms components

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Law enforcement leans on 3D-printer industry to help thwart machine gun conversion devices
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3d printing != paper printing. It's largely hobbyist ran technology, and almost entirely open source. You're not going to get tracking dots or currency replication prevention into open source software.

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