This probably wasn’t on lawmakers’ radars.

Even if future gun laws ban certain firearms or parts, 3-D printers could enable people to build the banned parts on their own.

“This is a symbolic challenge to a system that says we can see everything, regulate everything,” he said. “I say, ‘Oh really?’ My challenge is: Regulate this. I hope with that challenge we create such an insurmountable problem that the mere effort of trying to regulate this explodes any regulatory regime.”

Wilson’s group has posted several videos to YouTube of AR-15s firing rounds with 3-D printed high-capacity magazines and lower receivers, the part that includes the firing mechanism and is the only regulated portion of the gun if it’s bought over the counter. Wilson’s parts are made from high-grade polymer and retrofitted to the bodies of existing weapons. The receivers are made able to fire by adding over-the-counter springs, pins and a trigger.

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Former congresswoman Gabby Giffords spoke just 71 words today during the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on gun control. They were 71 powerful words.

“Thank you for inviting me here today. This is an important conversation for our children, for our communities, for Democrats and Republicans.

Speaking is difficult. But I need to say something important. Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying. Too many children. We must do something.

It will be hard, but the time is now. You must act. Be bold, be courageous, Americans are counting on you.” — Gabby Giffords

DEMS REINTRODUCE BILL TO BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS:

“The ‘Assault Weapons Ban of 2013’ is a much more far-reaching proposal than the federal ban that expired in 2004. The proposal would ban the sale, transfer, manufacturing or importation of more than 150 specific firearms, including semiautomatic rifles or pistols that can be used with a detachable or fixed ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds and have specific military-style features, including pistol grips, grenade launchers or rocket launchers.”

Read the full story: http://wapo.st/Wob1GZ

Read a summary of the bill proposed by Sen. Feinstein: http://1.usa.gov/WxlMaW

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