{"id":10835,"date":"2026-07-19T20:42:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T15:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10835"},"modified":"2026-07-19T20:42:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T15:42:48","slug":"hollywood-prop-makers-fight-back-against-proposed-3-d-printed-gun-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10835","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood prop makers fight back against proposed 3-D printed gun ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-element=\"story-body\" data-subscriber-content=\"\">\n<p>California has some of the nation\u2019s toughest gun laws, but state lawmakers are concerned that a new technology is allowing criminals to obtain firearms by building them from scratch. By using 3-D printers, they warn, lawbreakers are able to make key components of untraceable \u201cghost guns\u201d with the press of a button.<\/p>\n<p>Ghost guns, which authorities say make it more difficult to investigate shootings because they lack serial numbers, have been a growing problem for law enforcement nationwide. According to federal data, the number of privately made firearms recovered in crimes surged from more than 1,600 in 2017 to nearly 27,500 in 2023. California leads the nation in recoveries over that period.<\/p>\n<p>In response, legislators are seeking to mandate that all 3-D printers sold in the state come equipped with software that prohibits users from making triggers and other gun parts. A bill passed the Assembly in May and is advancing through the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>But the proposal has drawn opposition from a diverse coalition, which includes civil liberties groups, tech companies and 3-D printing enthusiasts as well as Hollywood effects studios, who argue that \u201cfirearm blocking software\u201d will also prohibit legitimate designs and expose makers to government or corporate surveillance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-enhancement\" data-vertical=\"\" data-video-disable-history=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-enhancement-player\">    <gn-video-player class=\"gvp  block relative  aspect-[9\/16] overflow-hidden  w-full bg-cms-color-brand-background lg:z-10\" data-video-player=\"\" data-video-authors=\"Gavin J. Quinton, Brenda Elizondo\" data-video-id=\"0000019f-77fe-dc06-abdf-fffeafe10000\" data-video-platform=\"gvp\" data-video-title=\"Lawmakers want to ban 3-D-printed guns. 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<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Inside a San Fernando workshop, Samuel McBride makes movie monsters come to life for the camera. One of his latest creations, an animatronic hand, clutches when he pulls a trigger that he built using a 3-D printer.<\/p>\n<p>McBride says the technology has transformed the work at Legacy Effects, where he is a lab manager, but he\u2019s worried it will soon be off-limits because of  a proposed change in California law.<\/p>\n<p>McBride fears the law would interfere with the making of devices like the one that activates his lifelike hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I just took apart this trigger and put it on a printer, how is anyone, computer or human, going to tell me how I intend to use it?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>Backers of the proposed law say it has the potential to help save lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs gun violence continues to devastate our communities, we cannot allow 3-D printing technology to become a new pipeline for untraceable weapons,\u201d said Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, the bill\u2019s author.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of the proposed California law note that 3-D printed guns represent a small subset of ghost guns recovered by law enforcement at crime scenes. According to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, most \u201cprivately made firearms\u201d recovered by police are assembled from mail-order kits or unfinished parts rather than printed at home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure m-0\"> <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/915a598\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5590x3727+0+0\/resize\/320x213!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0e%2F6b%2Fac1ca7a7407cbfc0de3120d6e9fa%2F1561730-me-3d-printer-software-push-back-rb-0531.jpg 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1024w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/76d0fdb\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5590x3727+0+0\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0e%2F6b%2Fac1ca7a7407cbfc0de3120d6e9fa%2F1561730-me-3d-printer-software-push-back-rb-0531.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/76d0fdb\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5590x3727+0+0\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0e%2F6b%2Fac1ca7a7407cbfc0de3120d6e9fa%2F1561730-me-3d-printer-software-push-back-rb-0531.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/picture>\n<div class=\"figure-content\">\n<p>Jorge Perez of Monster City Studios holds a sculpture made with a large, industrial 3-D printer.<\/p>\n<p>(Ronaldo Bola\u00f1os \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis fight is not over whether ghost guns are dangerous,\u201d said David Tobin, an independent creator leading the coalition. \u201cIt is over whether the state can or should require a consumer tool to surveil a person\u2019s designs before they are allowed to make something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Everytown for Gun Safety, a national nonprofit that advocates for gun control and has pushed for the passage of California\u2019s bill, pointed to rising 3-D printed firearm recoveries across 20 major cities and warned that homemade plastic parts can help people bypass background checks or turn handguns into automatic weapons. <\/p>\n<p>Krystal LoPilato, who advocates for policy at Everytown, said the group has successfully guided a similar bill through the New York state Legislature. <\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure m-0\"> <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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1024w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/f6a400e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5245x3497+0+0\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4d%2Fb0%2F667953814d2b81e04bbe66290105%2Fap23065604987319.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/f6a400e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5245x3497+0+0\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4d%2Fb0%2F667953814d2b81e04bbe66290105%2Fap23065604987319.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/picture>\n<div class=\"figure-content\">\n<p>A handgun frame made using a 3-D printer is held for display at the office of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.<\/p>\n<p>(Alex Brandon \/ Associated Press)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>LoPilato said  the policy aims to be proactive, rather than allowing more violence to take place before regulating the problem. Opponents counter that California already bars unlawful firearm manufacturing with 3-D printers, and that ghost gun recoveries have declined since the state adopted a series of new laws and enforcement efforts.<\/p>\n<p>A June 1 letter to lawmakers, signed by a group of 3-D printing companies,  stagecraft and prop-making studios and industry stakeholders, argued that AB 2047 raises 1st Amendment concerns and would harm businesses. The letter was signed by a wide variety of companies and individuals, including  Prusa Research, a prominent 3-D printer manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo an algorithm, a gun barrel and a piece of pipe are the same grooved cylinder,\u201d  Jakub Kmo\u0161ek, head of public affairs at Prusa,  said in a statement to The Times. \u201cThis bill will only make it harder to build, repair, experiment, and innovate in California.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alan Scott, Legacy Effects\u2019 co-founder, said 3-D printing has become central to the company\u2019s survival in an industry where budgets are tighter and deadlines are shorter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything\u2019s just got to be done faster these days. You don\u2019t get to reduce the quality. We couldn\u2019t stay in business if we weren\u2019t 3-D printing,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n<p>To solve this problem, Bauer-Kahan put an entertainment industry exception  in the bill, exempting  \u201cprinters manufactured for and sold exclusively to entertainment industry stagecraft and propmaking studios\u201d from the software requirement.<\/p>\n<p>McBride, Legacy\u2019s 3-D lab manager, said those printers do not really exist.<\/p>\n<p>Legacy uses the same general-purpose machines available to other businesses willing to invest in the equipment, and no printers are marketed exclusively for Hollywood, he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center-expanded=\"\">\n<div data-element=\"media-set-5-up-mixed\" role=\"figure\" aria-describedby=\"media-set-0000019f-5d86-d8c7-a1bf-5fef29040013\" class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-2.5 m-0 -mx-5 md:grid-cols-6  md:[&amp;_[data-element=\" media-set-media-container=\"\" md:=\"\" lg:m-0=\"\" 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also worries about privacy. Major studios require strict secrecy before a movie or show is released. To accommodate this, the company shares design files through encrypted servers and protected internal systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve invested hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring all that technology here under the umbrella of our NDAs and our IP protection,\u201d McBride said. <\/p>\n<p>Bauer-Kahan noted at a Senate hearing that she is working to address concerns raised by 3-D printing users and industries that rely on the technology.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Powers, chief executive of Physna, a company whose technology could be used to block gun parts on 3-D printers, said the strongest criticisms of AB 2047 \u201cmisunderstand how the software works.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething that vaguely looks like a gun part is not considered to be a match,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Powers also responded to surveillance concerns by clarifying that his company\u2019s software only blocks the printer from making prohibited parts \u2014 it doesn\u2019t flag them to authorities or log users\u2019 intellectual property. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no communication with anyone; it doesn\u2019t go anywhere,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>But Marleen Vogelaar, chief executive of Thangs3D, a platform for independent creators to share and sell 3-D printable designs, said that answer does not resolve her broader concerns about how AB 2047 would work in practice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese databases will always lag behind innovation and can be easily circumvented and generate false positives that block legal designs and wrongly flag everyday makers,\u201d she said at a Senate hearing this month. \u201cThe bill also creates serious privacy and security risks by giving third parties access to analyze designer\u2019s files. That threatens intellectual property and adds digital surveillance in a state that values data privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If the bill passes, the state\u2019s Department of Justice would publish a roster of compliant printers. Printers not on the list would be banned from sale or transfer in California beginning in December 2029.<\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Rodriguez, a legislative advocate with American Civil Liberties Union California Action, an advocacy organization formed by the ACLU\u2019s three affiliates in the state, said the bill would ask ordinary users, schools and businesses to accept a new layer of control based on software they still do not trust.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez said the proposal risks creating \u201ca permanent back door into the privacy of our own homes, ripe for exploitation.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce this new infrastructure exists, it is a simple software update away from tracking political dissent or preventing 3-D printing designs deemed inappropriate,\u201d Rodriguez said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California has some of the nation\u2019s toughest gun laws, but state lawmakers are concerned that a new technology is allowing criminals to obtain firearms by building them from scratch. 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