Under the Undetectable Firearms Act any firearm which cannot be detected by a metal detector is illegal to manufacture, so legal designs for firearms such as the Liberator require a metal plate to be inserted into the printed body.
Defense Distributed's efforts have prompted renewed discussion and examination of the Undetectable Firearms Act.
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