On Tuesday, Obama also issued a presidential memorandum giving the Department of Defense, Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security 90 days to prepare a research report on firearms technology.
"Our firearms technology people have looked at it, and we have not yet seen a consistently reliable firearm made with 3D printing".
"We downloaded files, we created firearms from those files, and we tested those firearms," Earl Griffith, chief of ATF's firearms technology branch, said in a briefing with reporters at ATF headquarters in Washington Wednesday.
The National Rifle Association NRAandand other gun rights activists have long expressed concerns about smart guns in large part tied to a 2002 New Jersey law requiring gun retailers to exclusively sell the personalized firearms once the technology is established and marketed.
The NRA now claims it does not oppose smart guns, but continues to express concerns about the potential for laws that would restrict traditional firearms and about technology that could allow for guns to be "disabled remotely".
Nuclear power, much like firearms, is a technology that can be used for good or ill.
Wilson told the BBC: "There are states all over the world that say you can't own firearms… [but] technology says you can pretty much be able to have whatever you want.
Dr Faurie and Dr Raymond set out to test this hypothesis.In this section Southern comfort, eastern promise Homespun and cocky A sinister advantage Skulduggery ReprintsFighting in modern societies often involves the use of technology, notably firearms, that is unlikely to give any advantage to left-handers.
A smart gun is a firearm that implements various technologies, including proximity sensors, biometrics, magnets, radio-frequency identification (RFID) and microchips to improve gun safety.
