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Into the Shredder
by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 30, 2025
Diplomacy 101: Check local firearm laws before gifting 3D printed pistols.

Because nothing says "let's cooperate on international law" like gifting illegal firearms to senior foreign officials, FBI Director Kash Patel presented 3D printed guns to high-ranking New Zealand bureaucrats, according to an Associated Press report. After regulators determined the plastic replica pistols were "potentially operable", which is bureaucrat-speak for "dangerously close to being actual guns", they were swiftly destroyed. Patel was in New Zealand to open the FBI’s first standalone office there.

Source: Associated Press
About the Author:
Carolyn is All3DP’s senior editor and a journalist with 25+ years covering business and technology. Passionate about making tech accessible, her work also appears on Forbes.com.
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