Regulate 3D Printing?
Every time a new technology appears, fear based laws follow, and 3D printing is next. Washington State just introduced two new bills that could change the future of digital manufacturing forever, and you need to know if your 3D printer is about to become illegal. HB 2320 (Firearm Manufacturing Regulation): https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2320&Year=2026 HB 2321 (Mandatory Printer Blocking Tech): https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2321&Year=2026 Full Text of HB 2321 (PDF): https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2321.pdf Historical Context: The Cycle of Technology Panic The "Kodak Fiend" (1890s Photography Fear): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-rise-of-the-camera-launched-a-fight-to-protect-gilded-age-americans-privacy-180984656/ The Comstock Act of 1873 (Anti-Vice Laws): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comstock_Act_of_1873 The Air Commerce Act of 1926 (Early Aviation Regulation): https://www.faa.gov/about/history/brief_history Neurasthenia & Electricity (The Fear of Power Grids): https://socialhistory.org/en/collections/neurasthenia Bernstein v. Department of Justice (EFF Summary): https://www.eff.org/cases/bernstein-v-us-dept-justice Global Freedom of Expression - Bernstein Case Analysis: https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/cases/bernstein-v-department-of-justice/ Find Your Washington State Legislator: https://app.leg.wa.gov/districtfinder/ Legislative Hotline: 1-800-562-6000 3D Printing Nerd Studios POWERED by PCBWay 8% off using code 3DPN ▶ https://3d.pn/pcbway REDEEM COUPON HERE ▶ https://member.pcbway.com/Member/coupons MERCH! ▶ https://the3dprintingnerd.com/merch Patreon ▶ https://3d.pn/patreon FloatPlane ▶ https://www.floatplane.com/channel/3dprintingnerd Bambu ▶ https://bit.ly/bambulab Prusa ▶ https://3d.pn/prusa Slice Engineering ▶ https://3d.pn/slice MATERIALS & CONSUMABLES (aff) 🦇 Biqu ▶ https://bit.ly/bigtreetech Polymaker ▶ https://3d.pn/polymaker Printed Solid ▶ https://3d.pn/printedsolid Amazon ▶ https://geni.us/shopatamazon Matterhackers ▶ https://3d.pn/matterhackers Proto Pasta ▶ http://3d.pn/protopasta THE TEAM! 🤟 Host: Joel Telling ▶ https://www.instagram.com/joeltelling Executive Producer: David Tobin ▶ https://www.instagram.com/david_tobin The Website ▶ https://the3dprintingnerd.com -------------------------------- Find Me Socially! -------------------------------- Twitch: https://twitch.tv/joeltelling Twitter: https://twitter.com/joeltelling Twitter 3DPN: https://twitter.com/3dprintingnerd Facebook: https://facebook.com/3dprintingnerd Instagram: https://instagram.com/joeltelling Instagram 3DPN: https://instagram.com/3dprintingnerd Discord: https://discord.gg/GGZQgnh -------------------------------- Want to send me something? -------------------------------- 3D Printing Nerd PO Box 55532 Shoreline, WA 98155 USA Music in Episodes Comes From: Epidemic Sound - http://3d.pn/epidemicsound Future Vega - https://futurevega.sourceaudio.com Audio Micro - http://www.audiomicro.com/royalty-free-music FTC Disclaimer: A percentage of sales is made through Affiliate links