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House passes firearms bill without addressing 3-D printed guns

By Tim Mak

Published December 3, 2013 5:00am ET

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House passes firearms bill without addressing 3-D printed guns — As the expiration of a ban on plastic guns draws nearer, the House voted in favor of a ten-year extension of the law as Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., pressed for new language directly targeting 3-D printed plastic guns. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

With the national ban on plastic guns set to expire in a matter of days, the House on Tuesday approved a 10-year extension of the ban while Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., pressed for a new provision that would directly target 3-D printed plastic guns.

First passed in 1988, the Undetectable Firearms Act banned guns that lacked sufficient metal content to set off metal detectors or be detected by standard airport imaging technology.

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