3D-Printable Guns Face Federal Ban

No fully plastic guns existed when Congress first passed the Undetectable Firearms Act in 1988. But grassroots efforts to create a 3D-printable plastic gun have alarmed one congressman enough to call for renewing the law before it expires in December 2013.

Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y) made his plea for renewing the federal ban on plastic guns just days after members of the "Wiki Weapon" project tested a 3D-printed gun part in a live-fire test. The "Wiki Weapon" members — organized under the name Defense Distributed — aim to begin testing fully 3D-printed guns by year's end.

"Congress passed a law banning plastic guns for two decades, when they were just a movie fantasy," Israe…
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