Philly PA bans 3D printed guns AND parts

[hso]

About a month ago Philadelphia passed a law making it illegal to "use a three-dimensional printer to create any firearm, or any piece or part thereof, unless such person possesses a license to manufacture firearms under federal law."
http://rt.com/usa/philly-gun-ban-johnson-280/

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has become the first city in the United States to officially ban the use of 3D printers to manufacture firearms, only six months after a Texas-based company published digital blueprints for a homemade handgun.

The 10-member City Council announced last week that its members unanimously approved a first-of-its-kind measure that makes it illegal for anyone within the city to “use a three-dimensional printer to create any firearm, or any piece or part thereof, unless such person possesses a license to manufacture firearms under federal law.”

 

[danez71]

Seems a bit of an over reach to me.

 

[bpl]

I believe PA has a preemption clause in the firearms code which specifically precludes cities and towns from passing firearms regulations, ordinances, etc. Regulations are set at the state level only, thankfully. This prevents us from having to worry about a patchwork of differing regulations in various local jurisdictions. I am not a lawyer, but I believe this ban would not stand up to legal scrutiny. As I recall, Philly has tried to pull this crap in the past with other local firearms ordinances and been overrulled. the local authorities down there can still harass you and make your life miserable though.

 

[barnbwt]

Who keeps paying for Philly to pull stunts like this that end up in lost lawsuits?

TCB

 

[MErl]

Unless they changed it, that bill effectively banned CNC not just 3D printing.

 

[Sam1911]

PA's preemption law should cover this. Just grandstanding by the usual suspects.

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

The people of Philadelphia really ought to find something for their elected officials to do. Too much time on their hands. Maybe cut them back to meeting just one month out of three, and cut their pay by 2/3's. Same with the US reps and senators. Let them meet for just one out of three, lock them in (mandatory attendance), and then come back home to their constituents for two out of three months. THEN business would get done, no B.S., and they'd have less of a chance of forgetting who they represent. And if they didn't like that set up, they wouldn't have to "serve". All they would have to do is not run for the job.

 

[Jackal]

At least they haven't banned the cutting block AR15 yet. http://230grain.com/showthread.php?31611-Homebuilt-HPDE-AR15-Lower

 

[atomd]

The people who passed that law are lucky there wasn't a law against being a complete and total idiot in Philadelphia at that time. It's clear to see they would have been caught red handed.