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There's finally a smart gun on the market, but as some analysts note, it's hard to say whether firearm enthusiasts will actually buy it. 

Gun To Pick

"If we can save one life, I think that’s the right thing to do. I think we can save tens of thousands of lives."

New Gun Won’t Fire Without Checking Owner’s Fingerprint

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shared an image of his bedside table — and we can't make heads or tails of what we are looking at.

Musk's Guns

Just gross.

We Are Alarmed by Every Detail of Elon Musk's Bedside Table

A gun shop in Utah started to sell a kit that covers real handguns in Lego bricks, making the weapons look like a colorful child's toy.

Not a Toy

Lego, needless to say, was not pleased.

Company in Hot Water for Making Real Guns Look Like Lego Toys

Spanish police raided a warehouse, full of white supremacist literature and guerilla warfare manuals, where someone was 3D printing guns and bombs.

DIY and Die

The warehouse was full of weapons and materials to print out even more.

Police Raided Factory Churning Out Black Market 3D Printed Weapons

Looking back at 2020, COVID-19 was a leading cause of death in the United States. Coronavirus deaths outnumbered gun deaths, for instance, eight-to-one.

Disturbing Context

Developments

The number of deaths from COVID almost defies comprehension.

COVID-19 Killed Eight Times More Americans Than Guns in 2020

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump Administration's 2018 decision to let Defense Distributed share blueprints for 3D-printed guns was illegal.

Gun Point

He ruled that the Trump Administration can't simply reverse an earlier decision.

Federal Judge: It's Illegal to Post 3D-Printed Gun Designs Online

Dealers are using Snapchat and other social media platforms to sell illegal guns — and it's getting them caught by federal agents.

Seller's Market

And officials are using the snaps to track them down.

Dealers Are Using Snapchat to Sell Illegal Guns

Blaming violent media for mass shootings is a gross oversimplification.

No, Violent Video Games Don't Cause Mass Shootings

A British student was just convicted today by London police of manufacturing a firearm using a 3D printer, according to Agence France-Presse.

Busted

It's the first conviction of its kind in the UK.

UK Student Convicted for 3D Printing Gun

People interested in 3D-printed guns are sharing the files needed to build the firearms anonymously online, according to a troubling Wired story.

World Wide Weapons

"If they [the government] were to come after me, they’d first have to find my identity."

Anonymous Group of 3D-Printed Gun Makers Is Spreading Online

A new study tracked gun sales on the dark web. Surprisingly, only a small portion of the weapons sold were unavailable for legal purchase.

Secret Gunshops

The weird twist: most guns on the dark web are ones you could buy legally in the U.S.

People Are Selling Weapons on the Dark Web

On Monday, a U.S. district judge in Seattle extended the ban on publishing the plans for 3D printed guns online, citing potential "irreparable harm."

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