https://www.cnet.com/news/the-3d-printed-gun-controversy-everything-you-need-to-know/ > The debate over 3D printed guns has hit its melting point. > The battle about how to handle blueprints for plastic guns has raged for years, but it flared up in a big way in July after the US State Department settled a legal case and let an organization called Defense Distributed go ahead and release plans online.