‘Printable Gun’ Project Has Some PR Problems

Have you heard about the new 3D printing craze? We may be overstating its popularity a bit, but this mini-industry has the potential to blow up—who doesn’t love the idea of creating a precise replica of an ancient museum piece with a scanner?

Of course, as soon as the concept started growing, somebody’s mind turned to weapons.

The most…colorful of these ideas is almost certainly printablegun.com. The site is run by a “collective” called Defense Distributed, whose