By Brett Cooper Earlier this month, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) and Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) introduced the Untraceable Firearms Act, a bill that targets “ghost guns,” or unregistered firearms without serial numbers. Also called “kit guns” or “80% guns,” most are built at home from manufacturer-produced gun kits. Improvised weapons, also known as “pipe guns,” … [Read more...] about Ghost Guns and the Deeply American Tradition of Gun Privacy
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Ninth Circuit Says “Ghost Gun” Blueprints Can Be Posted Online Without Fed Approval
By Tyler Durden 3D-printed gun blueprints can be posted online without U.S. State Department approval, a divided Ninth Circuit panel ruled on Tuesday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco reinstated a Trump administration order that authorized removing ghost guns from the State Department's Munitions List. The appeals court ruling will make it easier … [Read more...] about Ninth Circuit Says “Ghost Gun” Blueprints Can Be Posted Online Without Fed Approval
3D Printed Homes Can Empower Humanity
By Jason Bermas Counter Markets Editor's Note: 3D printing in general is something we have featured in our newsletters and is definitely one of the positive uses for technology, whether it's consumer products, guns, or houses. As Jason Bermas discusses in this video, 3D-printed homes can particularly help homeless people or low-income families. A new community project in … [Read more...] about 3D Printed Homes Can Empower Humanity
“Smart Manufacturing:” AI And 3D Printing Allows Chinese Car Startup To Bypass Trump’s Tariffs
By Tyler Durden Pix Moving, a Chinese automobile startup using artificial intelligence (A.I.) to design vehicles and convert the blueprints into instructions for 3D printers, isn't afraid of President Trump's trade war and has utilized technology to bypass tariffs, reported Nikkei Asian Review. Angelo Yu, the founder of Pix Moving, has outsmarted the most powerful country … [Read more...] about “Smart Manufacturing:” AI And 3D Printing Allows Chinese Car Startup To Bypass Trump’s Tariffs