Reshared post from +Les Jenkins
Well, this is an alarming turn of events. I wouldn't have thought the materials in 3D printing could withstand the forces involved in a firing gun, but apparently they can. As 3D printers become less expensive and widely available it'll make any gun regulations as about as effective as anti-piracy efforts have been for digital media. Unlike piracy, however, this is totally legal.
“There are no restrictions on an individual manufacturing a firearm for personal use,” a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) spokesperson, told Ars.
“Download this gun”: 3D-printed semi-automatic fires over 600 rounds
The white portion of this AR-15, known as the “lower,” was manufactured using 3D printing.
Defense Distributed
Cody Wilson, like many of his Texan forebears, is fast-talkin’ and fast-shootin’—but unlike his predecessors in the Lone Star State, he’s got 3D printing technology to further his agenda.
Wilson’s non-profit organization, Defense Distributed, released a video this week showing a gun firing off over 600 rounds—illustrating what is likel…
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