Security Concerns
Each technology that is newly made has its major positives and drawbacks, and with 3-D printing it is no different. Security issues concerning anyone who is considering purchasing a printer include unhealthy air emissions, which are similar in number to the particles emitted when smoking a cigarette, the printer’s reliance on plastic, especially ABS plastic that is not biodegradable and ends up unused in landfills, gun control safety, where current laws have not yet been established in preventing users from obtaining a permit authorizing 3-D printed firearms, 3-D printed drugs that could encourage the drug cartel industry to increase its output, questionable safety of printed silverware and several other issues.