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  "path": "/2026/04/27/californias-3d-printer-law-would-criminalize-open-source-enshittify-the-3d-printing-space/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-27T12:32:54.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
    "1",
    "3d guns",
    "3d printers",
    "activism",
    "california",
    "hardware",
    "new york",
    "open source",
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  "textContent": "There’s been a flood of new state laws placing restrictions on 3D printing that are driven by sloppy moral panics about 3D printed guns (and a desire by large manufacturers to dominate the market), but are so ignorantly and broadly written that they do more harm than actual good. New York’s 2026–2027 executive budget bill […]",
  "title": "California’s 3D Printer Law Would Criminalize Open Source, Enshittify The 3D Printing Space"
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