Gun Control articles

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  3D-printed gun files pulled offline at State Department's request

  By Adi Robertson on May 9, 2013 05:49 pm + 147 comments

  The Liberator pistol, first revealed barely a week ago, has caught the eye of federal authorities. Continue reading…

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  Lawmakers rush to ban 3D-printed guns, but enforcement options are murky

  By Adi Robertson on May 9, 2013 10:50 am + 181 comments

  Defense Distributed's attempts to 3D print a firearm have always been a shot across the bow of Continue reading…

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  EA will no longer pay gun makers for the right to depict weapons in games

  By Amar Toor on May 8, 2013 03:41 am + 128 comments

  Electronic Arts this week said it will no longer pay gun manufacturers for the right to use branded Continue reading…

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  Defense Distributed claims to have created the world's first fully 3D-printed gun

  By Carl Franzen on May 3, 2013 10:23 am + 286 comments

  The world's first gun made up almost entirely of 3D-printed components has been created, Forbes Continue reading…

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  Senate rejects bipartisan gun control measure for background checks despite broad public support

  By T.C. Sottek on April 17, 2013 05:12 pm + 734 comments

  The US Senate today turned away a bipartisan proposal to expand background checks for the sale of Continue reading…

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  Guns want to be free: what happens when 3D printing and crypto-anarchy collide?

  By Joshua Kopstein on April 12, 2013 09:30 am + 247 comments

  Cyberculture icon Stewart Brand’s famous notion that “information wants to be free” has been Continue reading…

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  Justice Department offers $20 million in grants for improving gun background check data

  By Carl Franzen on March 22, 2013 03:02 pm + 35 comments

  The US Justice Department today officially kicked off a $20 million grant program designed to Continue reading…

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  Controversial map with names and addresses of handgun permit owners found to be inaccurate

  By T.C. Sottek on January 28, 2013 02:49 pm + 93 comments

  Last month, New York newspaper The Journal News set off a national debate after it posted a Google Continue reading…

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  NYPD's new radiation scanners can identify concealed weapons from afar

  By Amar Toor on January 24, 2013 02:48 am + 30 comments

  The New York Police Department this week unveiled new radiation scanners capable of identifying Continue reading…

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  Vice President Biden to discuss gun violence in a Google+ Hangout on Thursday (update: live now)

  By T.C. Sottek on January 23, 2013 12:49 pm + 131 comments

  Google has announced that the White House will renew its use of Google Hangouts for a series of Continue reading…