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Assembly Passes Bill Mandating 3D Printers Block Gun Parts

7/19/2026

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AB 2047, introduced by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, requires California-sold 3-D printers to block gun-part printing, which passed the Assembly and heads to the Senate.
Hollywood special-effects studios, 3-D-printing advocates and the ACLU warn the bill could block designs, enable surveillance, and lacks an exemption because printers do not exist.
Federal data show made firearms rose from 1,600 in 2017 to nearly 27,500 in 2023, though most were kit-assembled, not printed.

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Story summary

AB 2047, introduced by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, requires California-sold 3-D printers to block gun-part printing, which passed the Assembly and heads to the Senate.
Hollywood special-effects studios, 3-D-printing advocates and the ACLU warn the bill could block designs, enable surveillance, and lacks an exemption because printers do not exist.
Federal data show made firearms rose from 1,600 in 2017 to nearly 27,500 in 2023, though most were kit-assembled, not printed.