In the wake of Luigi Mangione’s alleged killing of a health care CEO with a partially 3D-printed pistol, we built and tested the exact same model of weapon ourselves. And it was entirely legal.

On today’s episode of ‘Uncanny Valley,’ we discuss how WIRED was able to legally 3D-print the same gun allegedly used by Luigi Mangione, and where US law stands on the technology.

As Aranda explains in a 2023 video, firearm aficionados can make guns that are either wholly 3D printed, are partially 3D printed and require a kit of metal parts to complete, or are mostly 3D ...

Fingerprinting in 3D printing could curb ghost guns, yet raises debates over privacy, regulation, and enforcement on personal printing machines.

Officials are tightening controls on 3D-printed gun blueprints as law enforcement targets websites and printer makers to stop untraceable weapons.