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Posted by EditorDavid from the government-industry-partnerships dept.
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.
“This is lemma 1.1. We start a new chapter so the numbers all go back to one.” — Prof. Seager, C&O 351
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