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Saturday, May 4, 2013
Gun Made Completely with a 3D Printer
Defense Distributed's Cody Wilson has created a handgun made entirely out of ABS plastic and was printed from a 3D printer.
The gun was successfully fired the first time but exploded on a second attempt.
With the NRA shouting "guns for all", it's difficult to take any gun-related issue seriously anymore. There are, however three points I want to bring to your attention regarding 3D guns. The first is their undetectability. Sure you need real bullets but the gun itself might as well be a tupperware box. The second is that we sometimes forget that we're living in the states, and not in the other 90+% of the world where guns are "illegal". The other thing you may not have considered (and in your defense it plays less into the argument) are the guys making these first models. Case in point: the San Francisco Chronicle describes. the maker of the now second prototype (it fires real bullets) - http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=GHJRO7TH9GR4&preview=article&linkid=61ad9888-7b62-43a7-9ca0-38db3871999f&pdaffid=ZVFwBG5jk4Kvl9OaBJc5%2bg%3d%3d. To me, that's the scary part.
Hello. Thank you for your comment. In response to the undetectability there is a metal firing pin and a 6oz piece of steel required to be put into the gun.
With the NRA shouting "guns for all", it's difficult to take any gun-related issue seriously anymore. There are, however three points I want to bring to your attention regarding 3D guns. The first is their undetectability. Sure you need real bullets but the gun itself might as well be a tupperware box. The second is that we sometimes forget that we're living in the states, and not in the other 90+% of the world where guns are "illegal". The other thing you may not have considered (and in your defense it plays less into the argument) are the guys making these first models. Case in point: the San Francisco Chronicle describes. the maker of the now second prototype (it fires real bullets) - http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=GHJRO7TH9GR4&preview=article&linkid=61ad9888-7b62-43a7-9ca0-38db3871999f&pdaffid=ZVFwBG5jk4Kvl9OaBJc5%2bg%3d%3d. To me, that's the scary part.
ReplyDeleteHello. Thank you for your comment. In response to the undetectability there is a metal firing pin and a 6oz piece of steel required to be put into the gun.
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