Politics | Chuck Schumer Schumer Wants to Outlaw 3D-Printed Guns After company unveils blueprints for one that actually fires By Kevin Spak Posted May 6, 2013 9:29 AM CDT Copied In this May 17, 2012 file photo, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) Chuck Schumer is pushing for legislation banning guns made with 3D-printers, in the wake of a Texas organization's announcement that such things now actually exist. Defense Distributed, a nonprofit run by self-proclaimed "free-market anarchist" Cody Wilson, turned quite a few heads last week by announcing that it would be releasing blueprints for a printable gun that can fire real bullets, the New York Daily News explains. "How do governments behave if ... any and every citizen has near-instant access to a firearm?" the organization's site muses. "Let's find out." Schumer yesterday called that scenario "stomach-churning," noting that the plastic guns could slip unnoticed through metal detectors. "A terrorist, someone who's mentally ill, a spousal abuser, a felon, can essentially open a gun factory in their garage," he said. "It must be stopped." Schumer's legislation would renew a ban on undetectable weapons in general, along with plastic high-capacity magazines, CBS New York reports. Read These Next The suspect in the Charlie Kirk shooting is a 22-year-old from Utah. Utah's governor asks a tough question after Kirk shooting. ICE stop ends with driver dead, agent hurt. Trump says the Charlie Kirk suspect has likely been caught. Report an error