🖨️ California Firearm Printing Prevention Act

Podcast: The Business of Manufacturing Podcast · thebusinessadvancedmanufacturingpodcast

Opublikowano: 2026-10-13

Passed in September 2026, Assembly Bill No. 2047 establishes the California Firearm Printing Prevention Act to curb the illegal creation of homemade weapons and conversion devices using three-dimensional printers. The legislation mandates that the California Department of Justice regularly monitor whether ASTM International establishes official guidelines for firearm blocking technology, which prevents printers from processing files designed to produce weapons. Once such benchmarks are officially adopted, the state department must issue mandatory minimum performance standards within two years. Consequently, it will become illegal to sell, offer for sale, or transfer any 3-D printer within the state unless it incorporates compliant blocking...