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3-D PRINTERS SUCH AS this one making a watch component could potentially be used to make firearms. A United States judge has extended a ban on publishing blueprints for 3-D printed guns online, handing a procedural victory to states and gun-control groups that argue the practice will make it easy for criminals and terrorists to get their hands on untraceable firearms. / BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO/MICHELE LIMINA

Judge extends 3-D printed gun ban pending state challenge

Government 08/27/2018

NEW YORK - A United States judge extended a ban on publishing blueprints for 3-D printed guns online, handing a procedural victory to states...

Kilmartin joins lawsuit to block release of 3-D-printed firearm designs

Government 08/10/2018

PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has joined a multistate lawsuit to block the Trump administration action to allow the distribution of firearm...

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