firearms
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New York Bill Would Require a Criminal Background Check to Buy a 3D Printer
New York residents eyeing a new 3D printer may soon have to submit a criminal background check if a newly proposed state bill becomes law. The recently introduced legislation, authored by state senator Jenifer Rajkumar, aims to snub out an increasingly popular loophole where convicted felons who would otherwise be prohibited from legally buying a…
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Guns Have Overtaken Cars as Leading Cause of Traumatic Deaths in the U.S.
Gun-related fatalities have surpassed car crashes as the leading cause of deaths from physical trauma, according to new research. In recent years, more lives — and years of life — were lost to firearms than to motor vehicles. The majority of these deaths involved suicide, particularly among older white men, but Black Americans were more likely…
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Thankfully, Singapore Just Made It Harder to Own 3D-Printed Guns
One country has put its foot down and decided that giving people carte blanche to print their own firearms is probably not a great idea.
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Instagram Is Censoring Vape Speech
Instagram announced on Wednesday that it will begin enforcing bans on influencers promoting “goods such as vaping, tobacco products and weapons” in branded posts.