Is there any way to stop the 3D-printing of guns?
A judge blocked the release of blueprints to make 3D-printed guns, but despite the order the problem is not going away.
A US court has barred a self-described “crypto-anarchist” from publishing the software blueprints for 3D printed guns.
But information is already available on the internet and if publications had gone ahead it would have immediately become a lot easier to download the plans for the weapons.
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And with the quality of 3D printers rapidly rising – and their cost falling equally as fast – that worries a lot of people.
Not just gun control activists.
Despite this week’s court order, it is a problem that is not going away.
Is public safety more important than freedom of information?
Presenter: Peter Dobbie
Guests:
Paul Barrett – Deputy director at New York University Stern Centre for Business and Human Rights
Iain Overton – Executive director in Action on Armed Violence
Richard Feldman – Former regional political director at National Rifle Association