Mastodawn

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:

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lr36xv2l64jwtnyoaqem6z2z/post/3mjfw44ab6t2i

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Karl Bode 23h 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...

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coucou

@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/