Defense Distr. to Release 3D-Printable handgun

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Defense Distributed to Release 3D-Printable Handgun Blueprints, Lawmakers Already On It



Last year, we caught wind of a one-man operation called Defense Distributed run by Texas law student Cody Wilson that was developing a 3D-printable handgun. At the time he was thwarted from prototyping the weapon as the company that leased him the necessary 3D printer, Stratasys, promptly reclaimed the printer. Even so, plans for 3D-printable gun parts such as ammunition magazines and receivers were proliferating online; 3D printer manufacturer Makerbot noticed this trend and purged all gun-related blueprints from its Thingiverse database.

Defense Distributed to Release 3D-Printable Handgun Blueprints, Lawmakers Already On It - HotHardware

 

[Lurk]

Cripes! Making a zip gun just went hi-tech. Wonder how many Chicago thugs are lining up at the local Best-Buy to purchase their $3,000 printers.

 

[czygvtwkr]

Cripes! Making a zip gun just went hi-tech. Wonder how many Chicago thugs are lining up at the local Best-Buy to purchase their $3,000 printers.

Make and sell 2 or 3 and it has already paid for itself.

 

[Lurk]

Make and sell 2 or 3 and it has already paid for itself.

Don't know how much a gang-banger on the streets of Chi-Raq will pay for a single shot pistol but it's a hell of a lot less than they'll pay for the readily available Glock stolen from the law-abiding YT burglary victim.