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In the United Kingdom, MP Preet Kaur Gill introduced the Firearms (3D Printing) Bill in October 2024. Clauses 43-44 of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, introduced in January 2025, would criminalize making, importing, and possessing "templates" (blueprints) for 3D-printed firearms with up to 5 years imprisonment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3877 |title=Firearms (3D Printing) Bill |website=UK Parliament |access-date=2026-01-21 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250905214729/https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3877 |archive-date=5 Sep 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.preetkaurgill.co.uk/post/preet-kaur-gill-s-ghost-gun-blueprint-ban-to-become-law |title=Preet Kaur Gill's ghost gun blueprint ban to become law |website=Preet Kaur Gill MP |access-date=2026-01-22 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260123005130/https://www.preetkaurgill.co.uk/post/preet-kaur-gill-s-ghost-gun-blueprint-ban-to-become-law |archive-date=23 Jan 2026}}</ref>

Australian states have enacted penalties for possessing digital firearm blueprints. Tasmania criminalized the possession of digital blueprints for the manufacture of firearms, with penalties of up to 21 years imprisonment. New South Wales imposes up to 14 years imprisonment under Section 51F of the Firearms Act 1996. South Australia has proposed penalties of up to 15 years imprisonment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/fa1996102/s51f.html |title=Firearms Act 1996 - Section 51F |website=Australasian Legal Information Institute |access-date=2026-01-21 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260123005054/https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/fa1996102/s51f.html |archive-date=23 Jan 2026}}</ref>