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Defense Distributed Has 3D-Printed an Entire Gun

Posted by timothy on from the but-how-can-we-infringe-the-people's-right-now? dept.

Daniel_Stuckey writes with this snippet from Motherboard with an update on Cody Wilson's Defense Distributed project: "On Friday morning, Forbes's Andy Greenberg published photos of the world's first completely 3D-printed gun. It has a 3D-printed handle, a 3D-printed trigger, a 3D-printed body and a 3D-printed barrel, all made of polymer. It's not completely plastic, though. So as not to violate the Undetectable Firearms Act and guarantee it would get spotted by a metal detector, Wilson and friends embedded a six-ounce hunk of steel inside the gun. They're calling it 'The Liberator.'" (A name I'm sure that Wilson didn't come up with accidentally.)

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  1. Re:The answer to the question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Giving people ammo would be too socialist.

    We'll make people earn their bullets through their own individual efforts.

  2. Is there a children's version? by Alejux · · Score: 5, Funny

    My kid will be five soon, and I thought it would be a great present!!!

    1. Re:Is there a children's version? by plover · · Score: 2, Funny

      There's always the Hello Kitty AK-47.

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    2. Re:Is there a children's version? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      This is a perfect example of what goes wrong in many gun discussions and debates. Misinformation. Misinformation. Misinformation.

      It's a Hello Kitty AR15.

  3. Re:The answer to the question by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Funny

    The NRA are very social guys, they give you bullets for free. Ok, just the front end, but hey...

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  4. Re:weird by Overzeetop · · Score: 3, Funny

    What, that it's a billion dollar operation that's mostly about entertainment and gossip?

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  5. Re:If anyone assumes we're a bunch of spoiled teen by Caesar+Tjalbo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't be so negative. Imagine a bright future where you can 3d-print your own Darwin Award, wouldn't that be nice?

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  6. Re:It's a 3D printed gun shape by Lumpy · · Score: 4, Funny

    You dont need a CNC mill. Let me guess, you think you need a supercomputer to write iphone apps? You can make a gun with rudimentary tools that are in many people's garages. How do you think gun smiths in the 1800's did things? You think they fired up their CNC mill and had their horse program the computer to start cutting?

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