Bill introduced to ban manufacture of 3D-printed gun magazines

Two Texas-based groups have successfully used 3D-printing technology to manufacture a firearm or components of firearms, such as magazines and receivers.
Politicians in the U.S. have taken notice. In November, Philadelphia became the first city to ban 3D-printed guns.
Maryland now looks to ban the 3D-manufacturing of detachable magazines and firearm receivers.
A bill submitted by one state delegate into this year’s General Assembly is trying to do just that. House Bill 94 was introduced by Montgomery County Democrat Sam Arora to prohibit Marylanders from taking two specific actions:

• “using any material to create or modify a detachable magazine”
• “using a 3–dimensional printer to manufacture a firearm receiver”

Read the bill here.
A hearing on the bill in the Maryland House of Delegates takes place March 4 at 1 p.m.