August 2, 2018 - Austin, Texas United States: Gun parts at Defense Distributed, a Texas-based company developing and publishing open source gun designs for 3-D printing and manufacture, surround a copy of The Liberator, a 3D printed plastic gun. The company is being sued to keep its plans for plastic guns off the internet. (Bob Daemmrich/Polaris)  (Newscom TagID: polspphotos496686.jpg) [Photo via Newscom]
August 2, 2018 - Austin, Texas United States: Gun parts at Defense Distributed, a Texas-based company developing and publishing open source gun designs for 3-D printing and manufacture, surround a copy of The Liberator, a 3D printed plastic gun. The company is being sued to keep its plans for plastic guns off the internet. (Bob Daemmrich/Polaris) (Newscom TagID: polspphotos496686.jpg) [Photo via Newscom]

Biden Administration Orders Federal “Ghost Gun” Regulations

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United States President Joe Biden has announced new federal gun regulations targeting do-it-yourself kits and unfinished lower receivers, as well as 3D printed firearms, which now require serial numbers and must be registered as firearms.

According to the White House, "This final rule bans the business of manufacturing the most accessible ghost guns, such as unserialized "buy build shoot" kits that individuals can buy online or at a store without a background check and can readily assemble into a working firearm in as little as 30 minutes with the equipment they have at home. This rule clarifies that these kits qualify as "firearms" under the Gun Control Act and that commercial manufacturers of such kits must therefore b

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