Trump Administration Is Barred From Enforcing 3D Gun Rules
- States say regulations would make 3D-printed weapons multiply
- New rules were effective Monday; judge issues preliminary ban
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President Donald Trump’s administration was blocked from enforcing new rules on 3D-printed guns that U.S. states including New York and California say would lead to the “widespread proliferation” of homemade firearms.
A federal judge in Seattle on Friday issued a preliminary injunction blocking the rules, which the states contend are a “toothless prohibition” on gun-printing software that would let anyone with a 3D printer, including criminals and terrorists, make firearms at home. The rules were scheduled to take effect Monday.