Adafruit pushes back against NY state’s sweeping ban on 3D printing guns — suggests amendments to ‘preserve the public safety goal without breaking education, open hardware, or small manufacturers’

Published: (February 6, 2026 at 06:00 AM EST)
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Source: Tom’s Hardware

Summary

Adafruit says that the current bill, which forces 3D printer manufacturers to scan for gun and gun components, is too broad and is prone to massive false positive and false negative rates.

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