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As 3D printing becomes more accessible, how can policymakers balance the protection of individual innovation with the need to prevent untraceable, privately manufactured weapons from threatening public safety?
I think when writing your paper you might consider the issue of gun control within America. When viewing your presentation, I noticed some of the points being very similar to certain arguments made about gun control, especially your distrupting question.
One angle is how 3D printing blurs the line between consumer and manufacturer. When anyone can produce weapons at home, the traditional systems of accountability like gun registration or background checks don’t really apply anymore. It raises a question about if we are ready for a world where regulation has to shift from controlling distribution to controlling information