Media coverage of 3D-printed guns under fire for inaccuracies

Political pundits and reporters on Tuesday pushed back on misinformation regarding the 3D-printed plastic gun furor prompted by a Justice Department settlement with nonprofit group Defense Distributed, enabling it to publish blueprints for firearms that will be accessible to anyone with an Internet connection.

“People have been making guns at home for personal use for ages, plastic (not undetectable, still uses metal) or not,” Dana Loesch, a National Rifle Association spokeswoman, wrote on Twitter. “People are acting like this is a new thing because MUH TRUMP, apparently.”