The use of 3D-printed guns in criminal and violent activities is likely to continue to increase. And governments and police will continue to have trouble regulating them.

For decades, America's detectives have made breakthroughs in crime using gun traces. A homicide investigator typically uses ballistics and serial numbers of weapons checked via a vast network of gun ...

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Law enforcement's concerns over proliferation of illegal handgun switches in North Texas is being compounded by use of 3D printers to make them. "This has been a big shift," said ...

Solid Concepts has come up with a 3D-printed metal handgun. (Credit: Solid Concepts) While the first known 3D-printed gun has been more-or-less dismissed because it can't reliably shoot, a new ...

In February, a SeaTac mother called police after she found a firearm in her 13-year-old son’s bed. She had no idea he had a gun — or how he’d get one. This wasn’t a typical weapon. Police said the ...

An 18-year-old from Falmouth, Massachusetts was arraigned Friday on charges that he was threatening to commit a school ...

D Printed Firearms Investigation and Arrest . September 19, 2025 – Ventura County Sheriff's Office officials report that on ...

Convicted felon Shane Prukop arrested in Ventura with 3D printed firearm and ammunition; further investigation led to a ...

A 16-year-old was arrested in Rockford, Illinois on Monday night for possessing a 3D-printed, fully automatic handgun with an ...

The teen was eventually taken into custody after a brief struggle, according to police. Responding officers say they found a ...