{"id":223936,"date":"2025-10-28T14:11:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T19:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=223936"},"modified":"2025-10-28T14:24:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T19:24:29","slug":"everytowns-3d-panic-gun-control-meets-printing-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/everytowns-3d-panic-gun-control-meets-printing-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Print, Panic, Repeat: Everytown\u2019s War on Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-from-innovation-to-inquisition\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytowns-3d-panic-gun-control-meets-printing-press\" title=\"Print, Panic, Repeat: Everytown\u2019s War on Innovation\" data-level=\"2\">From Innovation to Inquisition<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-old-rights-new-technology\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytowns-3d-panic-gun-control-meets-printing-press\" title=\"Print, Panic, Repeat: Everytown\u2019s War on Innovation\" data-level=\"2\">Old Rights, New Technology<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-from-control-to-censorship\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytowns-3d-panic-gun-control-meets-printing-press\" title=\"Print, Panic, Repeat: Everytown\u2019s War on Innovation\" data-level=\"2\">From Control to Censorship<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-freedom-on-the-line\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytowns-3d-panic-gun-control-meets-printing-press\" title=\"Print, Panic, Repeat: Everytown\u2019s War on Innovation\" data-level=\"2\">Freedom on the Line<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-from-innovation-to-inquisition\"><strong>From Innovation to Inquisition<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How 3D Gun Makers Are Evading A Global Crackdown\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0paQAtfvlR8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Forbes&#8217; coverage of the 3D-printed firearms community.  Mainstream media has a habit of portraying it in a negative light. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everytown for Gun Safety\u2019s recent \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/everytownsupportfund.org\/press\/everytown-to-convene-policymakers-law-enforcement-academics-private-sector-leaders-at-summit-to-tackle-dangers-of-3d-printed-firearms-amidst-increase-in-recoveries\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytowns-3d-panic-gun-control-meets-printing-press\" title=\"Print, Panic, Repeat: Everytown\u2019s War on Innovation\">3D Printed Firearms Summit<\/a>\u201d in New York City wasn\u2019t a forum on technology it was a panic session about freedom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event aimed to \u201cstem the tide of 3D-printed firearm violence,\u201d yet the discussion sounded more like an inquisition against innovation than a serious safety meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the latest in a long line of anti-gun summits recycled from the Biden-Harris era, only now Everytown\u2019s footing the bill instead of taxpayers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organization showcased \u201cexclusive recovery data\u201d from twenty cities (data not shared with the public) then used it to paint 3D printing as a looming national crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-old-rights-new-technology\"><strong>Old Rights, New Technology<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I 3D-Printed Luigi Mangione\u2019s \u2018Ghost Gun\u2019 | Hacklab | WIRED\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tQB_ib-KQXA?start=8&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Luigi Mangione case has really put 3D-printed guns on the map.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Homemade firearms aren\u2019t new. Americans have built <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/fed-document-links-privately-made-firearms-terrorists-criminals\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytowns-3d-panic-gun-control-meets-printing-press\" title=\"Print, Panic, Repeat: Everytown\u2019s War on Innovation\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1007\">privately made firearms<\/a> (PMFs) since the Revolution. Federal law still allows it: as long as the gun is for personal use, detectable, and not for sale, it\u2019s legal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3D printing simply modernizes that same tradition. Everytown\u2019s attempt to blur the line between \u201cghost guns\u201d and 3D-printed parts ignores the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/d-c-council-quickly-fixes-ghost-gun-law-after-court-challenge-by-heller\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytowns-3d-panic-gun-control-meets-printing-press\" title=\"Print, Panic, Repeat: Everytown\u2019s War on Innovation\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1009\">laws<\/a> like the NFA, GCA, and Undetectable Firearms Act already regulate these firearms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A printed gun without a serial number isn\u2019t \u201cundetectable\u201d and if it were, it would already be illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-from-control-to-censorship\"><strong>From Control to Censorship<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has pressured printer makers and platforms like <em>YouTube<\/em> to remove firearm design files and block educational content. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some advocates even want firmware that detects and halts the printing of <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/schumer-doj-atf-crack-down-ghost-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytowns-3d-panic-gun-control-meets-printing-press\" title=\"Print, Panic, Repeat: Everytown\u2019s War on Innovation\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1010\">gun parts<\/a>. If a printer can block shapes, what\u2019s to stop it from tracking or reporting users next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/dark-30-defiance-ptz-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytowns-3d-panic-gun-control-meets-printing-press\" title=\"Print, Panic, Repeat: Everytown\u2019s War on Innovation\">Dark 30 Defiance PTZ: Roof Thermal That Hunts Hard<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bills like the GHOST Act would go further, empowering the government to track parts purchases and tighten surveillance around <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/millions-more-lawful-gun-owners-antigun-state-govs-plug-crime-going-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytowns-3d-panic-gun-control-meets-printing-press\" title=\"Print, Panic, Repeat: Everytown\u2019s War on Innovation\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1006\">lawful gun owners<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These efforts reveal a steady drift from \u201cgun safety\u201d toward tech censorship and citizen monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-freedom-on-the-line\"><strong>Freedom on the Line<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The irony is striking. The same tool used for art, medical devices, and auto parts is now being vilified because it can make a gun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everytown\u2019s summit proves the movement\u2019s true aim isn\u2019t just <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/new-york-teachers-starts-hunger-strike-for-black-rifle-ban-gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytowns-3d-panic-gun-control-meets-printing-press\" title=\"Print, Panic, Repeat: Everytown\u2019s War on Innovation\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1008\">banning guns it\u2019s controlling<\/a> the means of creation itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20251027\/from-printers-to-panic-everytown-summit-on-3d-printed-firearms-targets-progress\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytowns-3d-panic-gun-control-meets-printing-press\" title=\"Print, Panic, Repeat: Everytown\u2019s War on Innovation\"><em>NRA-ILA<\/em><\/a> put it, gun control\u2019s newest obsession shows how far they\u2019re willing to go: <em>not just a gun-free America, but an America where every precursor to a gun is under watch.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If fear of technology drives policy, the printing press itself wouldn\u2019t be safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytowns-3d-panic-gun-control-meets-printing-press\" title=\"Print, Panic, Repeat: Everytown\u2019s War on Innovation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The event aimed to \u201cstem the tide of 3D-printed firearm violence,\u201d yet the discussion sounded more like an inquisition against innovation than a serious safety 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