King Hall Hosts Chancellor's Forum on 3D Guns

  • by Kevin R. Johnson
3Dprinting

Last week, the UC Davis School of Law hosted the Chancellor’s Forum on 3D Guns. The topic was the use of the manufacture of guns through 3D printing, the free speech and Second Amendment issues raised by the new technology, and the public safety concerns.

The forum was moderated by Marc Facciotti, Associate Professor of biomedical engineering, and the panelists were:

  • Professor of Law Ashutosh Bhagwat
  • Steven Pollack, senior staff research scientist at Carbon, 3D manufacturing technology company
  • Sergeants Tye Meeks and Adam Poole of the California Highway Patrol

The panelists first lay out the technology for making guns through 3D printing and the public safety issues implicated. The last topic of discussion involved the legal issues.