
The recent shootings at the
University
of California, Santa Barbara and in
Las
Vegas have brought about the age-old question of gun control in the United
States. While the Second Amendment of
the United States Constitution has its supporters and critics, the federal
government has enacted
regulations
intent on securing the safety of society by requiring citizens who purchase
firearms to register them and hold the necessary licensure. However, recent events are changing how we
obtain weapons. What if citizens did not
need a license to purchase a firearm at a store, but could instead acquire them
with just a computer, a block of plastic, and a 3D printer?