By Alexis Kleinman, Huffington Post
Philadelphia may be moving a little prematurely, but the city has made it illegal to create a gun on a 3D printer.
Close-up view of the Liberator pistol in the hands of software engineer Travis Lerol on July 11, 2013. The single-shot gun is the first that can be made entirely from plastic parts forged with a 3D printer. AFP PHOTO / Robert MacPherson (Photo credit should read Robert MacPherson/AFP/Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images
The city council in the country’s fifth largest metropolis recently announced a new law stating: “No person shall use a three-dimensional printer to create any firearm, or any piece or part thereof, unless such person possesses a license to manufacture firearms under Federal law.”
Not only are you not allowed to create 3D-printed guns, you can’t own one or even a piece of one. Philadelphia is the first U.S. city to enact a law against 3D-printed guns, RT reports.
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