Trump Says Guns Created on 3-D Printers Don’t ‘Make Much Sense’

  • States sue to block settlement allowing online instructions
  • Printers would allow untraceable guns to be made at home
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President Donald Trump said guns made with 3-D printers don’t "make much sense" after a group of states sued his administration to block its legal settlement allowing a Texas nonprofit to publish instructions on the internet for making downloadable guns.

Trump said he talked with the National Rifle Association. "I am looking into 3-D Plastic Guns being sold to the public," Trump said in a Twitter post Bloomberg TerminalTuesday. "Already spoke to NRA, doesn’t seem to make much sense!"