It’s all over the news, and there’s some confusion surrounding this. The House voted today on HR 3626, which extends the Undetectable Firearms Act for ten years. They did not vote to expand it.
Senator Schumer plans to submit a proposal after Congress reconvenes early next year, but that will be a different bill. Rep. Steve Israel will likely be pushing it in the House, so he’s the guy to watch.
Israel started pushing the issue when 3D printing became a big deal last year. His statement was somewhat ironic:
In 1988, when we passed the Undetectable Firearms Act, the notion of a 3D-printed plastic firearm slipped through metal detectors, onto our planes in secure environments was a matter of science fiction. The problem is that today it is a reality…so we have to act now.
Yep. Despite being a “matter of science fiction,” it still got passed, reauthorized, and renewed as of today. Go figure.