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Gun-Printing Project Catches Eye of Law Enforcement

A group of civil libertarians led by a University of Texas law student wants to teach people how to use 3-D printing technologies to make their own guns at home. But the buzzed-about project has drawn the attention of federal law enforcement.

By Mark Dewey, KUT News
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A non-functioning 3d gun being printed in a residential basement.
Credit: Pete Prodoehl

A group of civil libertarians led by a University of Texas law student wants to teach people how to use 3-D printing technologies to make their own guns at home. But the buzzed-about project has drawn the attention of federal law enforcement.

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