"Buried in Part C is a provision requiring all 3D printers sold or delivered in New York to include 'blocking technology,' the company said in a blog post. This is defined as software or firmware that scans every print file through a 'firearms blueprint detection algorithm' and refuses to print anything it flags as a potential firearm or firearm component."
"This requirement would cover a broad set of manufacturing machinery, Adafruit claims, not just resin-based stereolithography (SLA) and fused deposition modeling (FDM) additive printers, but also Computer Numerical Control (CNC) mills and 'any machine capable of making three-dimensional modifications to an object from a digital design file using subtractive manufacturing.'"
State and federal lawmakers have increased efforts to prevent creation of 3D-printed guns. Recent measures include New York's FY 2026-2027 executive budget bill (S.9005/A.10005), Washington State House Bills 2320 and 2321, and the 3D Printed Gun Safety Act in Congress. Renewed urgency followed allegations that Luigi Mangione killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024, with authorities saying a recovered 3D-printed 'ghost gun' matched the weapon used. Adafruit warns the proposed laws are broad enough to threaten open-source manufacturing and technology education. Part C would require New York-sold 3D printers to include file-scanning 'blocking technology' that blocks flagged designs. The requirement could extend to SLA and FDM printers, CNC mills, and other digital fabrication machines.
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