US Government Asks 3D Printing Industry to Help Stop the Printing of Machine Gun Conversion Devices

U.S. Justice Department officials 'are turning to the 3D-printing industry to help stop the proliferation of tiny pieces of plastic transforming weapons into illegal homemade machine guns,' reports the Associated Press:

'Law enforcement cannot do this alone,' [U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said Friday] during a gathering in Washington of federal law enforcement officials, members of the 3D-printing industry and academia. 'We need to engage software developers, technology experts and leaders in the 3-D-printing industry to identify solutions in this fight....'

Guns with conversion devices have been used in several mass shootings, including one that left four dead at a sweet sixteen party in Alabama last year... Monaco on Friday also announced several other efforts designed to crack down on the devices, including a national training initiative for law enforcement and prosecutors.

The deputy attorney general is also launching a committee designed to help spot trends and gather intelligence.

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