3D Printed gun

[Doc Lynam]

I've been following this story for a while, is it just me or is this a worrying new advance!?
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BBC News - Working gun made with 3D printer

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

I've been following this story for a while, is it just me or is this a worrying new advance!?
See clip in link.

BBC News - Working gun made with 3D printer

It's great news. The more heavily armed everyone is the less crime there is.

Just like America.

Oh.

 

[brightn'ove]

"yes people will use it to harm other people"

"i dont see that as a reason to not put it out there"

first class american ****, right there.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

"yes people will use it to harm other people"

"i dont see that as a reason to not put it out there"

first class american ****, right there.

This.

 

[Doc Lynam]

"yes people will use it to harm other people"

"i dont see that as a reason to not put it out there"

first class american ****, right there.

My thoughts exactly, of all the items to prove his point he chooses a gun! This young man maybe a contender for a future Darwin award.

 

[GreersElbow]

The person who started this used it as a way to show how easy it is to make guns. But what pisses me off is that people seem to think guns are the reason people kill. What about knives, home made explosives, baseball bats etc etc...

 

[MuppetMaestro]

'Great' way to use technology that could really become vital for production and the continued financial growth of developing countries.

 

[Doc Lynam]

The person who started this used it as a way to show how easy it is to make guns. But what pisses me off is that people seem to think guns are the reason people kill. What about knives, home made explosives, baseball bats etc etc...

A knife is a multipurpose tool, guns only serve one function!

 

[GreersElbow]

Guns are death at a push of a button, it's the only purpose they serve. Even a child can be a killer when armed with a gun. They really are evil devices.

So we should ban them all when they can be used for sport? I understand your argument, however, that completely ignores the psychology of murder.

But a child can become a killer with virtually anything, a gun just makes killing a little easier. It does come down to a moral argument, which I hate when it comes to ownership of guns.

A knife is a multipurpose tool, guns only serve one function!

What about game management? Rifle sports such as clay pigeon shooting or range shooting? You can take away a gun, but you won't take away a killer's mentality.

 

[GreersElbow]

So we should ban them all when they can be used for sport? I understand your argument, however, that completely ignores the psychology of murder.

But a child can become a killer with virtually anything, a gun just makes killing a little easier. It does come down to a moral argument, which I hate when it comes to ownership of guns.



What about game management? Rifle sports such as clay pigeon shooting or range shooting? You can take away a gun, but you won't take away a killer's mentality.

I really should state, I am against the use of this technology to produce firearms considering the potential of this incredible machine.

 

[Titus]

So how do you get the firing pin?

 

[GingerBeerMan]

If anyone wants to see more, a mini documentary made a few months ago:

3D Printed Guns (Documentary) - YouTube

 

[ALBION28]

Agree with all the above. Can I add that the social and employment implications will also be worrying. I visualize machines making everything, computerized vehicles delivering everything. Perhaps we can just spend our time watching the Albion if we can afford it!?

 

[DanielT]

Bullets are the things that kill. Tricky to make them in a 3d printer. But well done BBC on your good reporting

 

[ExmouthExile]

Can we print another Ulloa?

 

[GreersElbow]

If anyone wants to see more, a mini documentary made a few months ago:

3D Printed Guns (Documentary) - YouTube

Vice is brilliant, top notch journalism. The guy comes across as a right wing nutter though.

 

[brightn'ove]

3D printers have no problem printing independent & moving parts

the video that links through of the iphone case is more impressive! bloody heck

 

[brightn'ove]

Bullets are the things that kill. Tricky to make them in a 3d printer. But well done BBC on your good reporting

you can buy bullets in Walmart in the US though...

 

[beorhthelm]

its not as much of a worry as being made out. firstly, if you want one, aquiring a working firearm isnt that difficult. certinly not £8k of 3D printer difficult, you could make a similar weapon with a few £000's of metal working machinery. ammunition is still required, something that mitigate airport risks and such (can detect both the metal shell and i beleive the presence of gunpowder). the biggest risk i can see is some kid trying to use £500 desktop 3D printer to create this and finding it explode in their face.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

its not as much of a worry as being made out. firstly, if you want one, aquiring a working firearm isnt that difficult. certinly not £8k of 3D printer difficult, you could make a similar weapon with a few £000's of metal working machinery. ammunition is still required, something that mitigate airport risks and such (can detect both the metal shell and i beleive the presence of gunpowder). the biggest risk i can see is some kid trying to use £500 desktop 3D printer to create this and finding it explode in their face.

Why would a 3d printer explode?
Getting a firearm is certainly very difficult.
The point about bullets is a valid one, however I expect it's easier to produce bullets than guns. Having a gun available easily is just taking out another 'task' for anyone that wants a gun. All they need now is a bullet and they're set to go.