Undetectable guns a law enforcement challenge

Published November 14, 2013 1:10am ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — With a law banning undetectable firearms about to expire, federal agents are focusing attention on the latest twist in high-tech weaponry: guns made entirely out of plastic.

3-D industrial printers that can create plastic models and prototypes now can make guns that can’t be picked up by metal detectors.

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