Philadelphia becomes the first US city to ban 3D-printed guns

After the release of two 3D-printable firearms was met by warnings from lawmakers, Philadelphia has become the first US city to ban 3D-printed guns. 

The Philadelphia city council voted unanimously to pass a bill banning the practice on Thursday, reports Philly Magazine. 

The bill is presumably a response to the birth of weapons like the Lulz...

Liberator pistol; councilman Kenyatta Johnson's director of legislation told the magazine that it's based on "internet stuff out there."

Philadelphia's response to this new flavor of firearms manufacturing isn't surprising; According to FBI crime statistics, Philly reported 331 murders in 2012, ranking it among the most violent cities in the US.

Action against 3D-printed firearms is also being taken at the national level. It took the State Department only days to get plans for the Liberator pulled offline, and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is currently looking to extend a federal law banning "undetectable' firearms to guns built in 3D printers. But measures like these are largely preemptive right now, since 3D-printed guns are still highly experimental, unreliable, and expensive. At the moment, it's still much easier to buy a small handgun on the street or even build an undetectable AK-47 with the right plans.

Source:http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/24/5140628/philadelphia-becomes-the-first-us-city-to-ban-3d-printed-guns