,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cbfe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #ac1 #bjai,mr4 ,deutch 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,casten of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,mr4 ,crist1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,shalala1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,payne1 and ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend chapter #dd of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to prohibit the distribution of #c;,d printer plans for the printing of firearms1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the #c;,d ,printed ,gun ,safety ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,three dimensional1 or #c;,d printing1 involves the programming of a #c;,d printing machine with a computer file that provides the schematics for the item to be printed4 7#b7 ,recent technological developments have allowed for the #c;,d printing of firearms and firearm parts1 including parts made out of plastic1 by unlicensed individuals in possession of relatively inexpensive #c;,d printers4 7#c7 ,because #c;,d printing allows individuals to make their own firearms out of plastic1 they may be able to evade detection by metal detectors at security checkpoints1 increasing the risk that a firearm will be used to perpetrate violence on an airplane or other area where people congregate4 7#d7 ,the availability of online schematics for the #c;,d printing of firearms and firearm parts increases the risk that dangerous people1 including felons1 domestic abusers1 and other people prohibited from possessing firearms under ,federal law1 will obtain a firearm through #c;,d printing4 7#e7 ,on ,june #g1 #bjac1 an assailant used a gun he had constructed by himself to kill his father1 brother1 and #c other people at ,santa ,monica ,college in ,california4 ,the person had failed a background check when he tried to purchase a gun from a licensed gun dealer4 ,the gun he used was made from an unfinished ,,ar-#ae-style receiver1 similar to a receiver that can now be made with a #c;,d printer4 7#f7 ,firearms tracing is a powerful investigative tool4 ,when law enforcement agencies recover firearms that have been used in crimes1 the agencies work with the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives to trace these firearms to their first retail purchaser4 ,the agencies can use that information to investigate and solve the crimes4 ,in #bjag alone1 the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives conducted #djh1jjj traces4 7#g7 ,firearms tracing depends on the ability to identify firearms based on their serial number4 ,traditionally1 when a firearm is manufactured domestically or imported from abroad1 it is engraved with a serial number and markings that identify the manufacturer or importer1 make1 model1 and caliber1 and are unique to the firearm4 ,firearms made by unlicensed individuals with #c;,d printers1 however1 do not contain genuine serial numbers4 7#h7 ,criminals seek firearms without serial numbers because they cannot be traced4 ,in ,july #bjah1 the ,los ,angeles ,police ,department completed a #f-month-long investigation that resulted in the seizure of #de firearms1 some of which had been assembled without serial numbers in order to be untraceable4 ,if the schematics for #c;,d printing firearms and firearm parts are available online1 people intending to commit gun crimes may create similarly untraceable firearms in order to avoid accountability for these crimes4 7#i7 ,interstate gun trafficking1 including the trafficking of untraceable firearms1 interferes with lawful commerce in firearms and significantly contributes to gun crime4 ,of the #baa1chd firearms traced by the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives in #bjaf1 #fj1icf of those firearms were originally sold by a licensed firearms dealer in a ,state other than the ,state where they were recovered4 ,these guns made up #bh4h percent of all firearm recoveries in #bjaf4 7#aj7 ,the proliferation of #c;,d printed firearms threatens to undermine the entire ,federal firearms regulatory scheme and to endanger public safety and national security4 ,by making illegal the distribution of certain computer code that can be used automatically to program #c;,d printers and create firearms--the only means of combating this unique threat--,congress seeks not to regulate the rights of computer programmers under the ,first ,amendment to the ,constitution of the ,united ,states1 but rather to curb the pernicious effects of untraceable--and potentially undetectable--firearms4 #c4 ,prohibition ,section #ibb of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7aa7 ,it shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally distribute1 over the ,internet or by means of the ,world ,wide ,web1 digital instructions in the form of ,computer ,aided ,design files or other code that can automatically program a #c-;dimensional printer or similar device to produce a firearm or complete a firearm from an unfinished frame or receiver4 4