Nonya Bidniss21h ago
Karl Bode
there's a flood of new state-level 3D printing laws that are basically sloppy moral panics about 3D printed guns, but the laws are all so terribly written and overly broad that they do more harm than good. NY is pushing one, now so is California:

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Show threadKarl Bode21h ago
This was a good write up by Adafruit about a similarly-shitty 3D Printer law being proposed in New York State:

blog.adafruit.com/2026/02/03/new...
Show threadKarl Bode21h ago
mostly this is being driven by big manufacturers using the fear about 3D printed guns as a way to bring all the enshittification we hate about traditional printers (being forced to use their more expensive cartridges or your scanner locks up, for example) to the 3D printing space
Show threadcoucou21h ago
@karlbode.com thank you. Says NY is second state to introduce such a bill, joining WA where I live. I had no idea. Boo. Links to the write-up about WA below. Both are helpful for when contacting state reps to oppose. https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/01/25/washingtons-3d-printing-bills-are-bad-for-stem-bad-for-business-and-bad-for-open-source-3d-printing/