The cat-and-mouse game over 3D-printed guns has begun

<figure> <img alt="An illustration of a 3d printer printing a gun part" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/268706_3D-printed_gun_scanning_CVirginia20.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/25/14380730/the-new-radical-cody-wilson-tech-anarchy-documentary-sundance-2017">creator of the world's first 3D-printed gun</a> claims he's developed a way to thwart government-mandated software meant to <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/970343/e-reader-case-3d-printed-gun">block 3D printers from making firearms</a>. It's an opening volley in what's shaping up to be an evolving battle between regulators trying to stem the tide of ghost guns and individuals trying to create workarounds. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Cody Wilson, who claims to have<strong> </strong>made the detection-defying tool, is calling it <a href="https://defcad.com/learn/hochulization" data-type="link" data-id="https://defcad.com/learn/hochulization">"Hochulization"</a> as a direct jab at New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/960802/3d-printed-gun-laws-ghost-guns">pushed through the nation's first law mandating gun file detection software</a> on new printers earlier this year. "New York is trying to reach into the internet and pol …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/983244/3d-printed-guns-hashes-hochul">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>