Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco speaks during a meeting of the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Washington. WASHINGTON — Justice Department officials are turning to the 3D-printing industry to help stop the proliferation of tiny pieces of plastic transforming weapons into
“Law enforcement cannot do this alone,” Monaco said during a gathering in Washington of federal law enforcement officials, members of the 3D-printing industry and academia. “We need to engage software developers, technology experts and leaders in the 3-D-printing industry to identify solutions in this fight.”
“More and more of these devices were being sold over the internet and on social media, and more and more they were actually just being printed by inexpensive 3D printers in homes and garages everywhere,” Dettelbach said.The ‘Man in Black’ heads to Washington: Arkansas’ Johnny Cash statue is on its way to the US CapitolThe pieces of plastic or metal are considered illegal machine guns under federal law but are so small they run the risk of being undetected by law enforcement.