World's first 3D-printed gun fired in US

[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22423883 (video)

The world's first gun made with 3D printer technology has been successfully fired in the US.

The controversial group who created the firearm plan to make the blueprints available online.

Anti-gun advocates have criticised the project and Europol, Europe's law enforcement agency, said it was closely monitoring the development.

Soon, everyone will be "tooled up" ..... :eek:

[arista]

Yes 3D printing
is like magic

[Jesus.]

Any chance I could get a fully functioning vagina printed out?

[Marc]

Oh yay just what we want. More guns!

[Marc]

Any chance I could get a fully functioning vagina printed out?

That would probably be very profitable

[Nedusa]

Probably going to be marketed in Europe as there would be no market for this in the US since everyone in the US already owns a gun.

[thesheriff443]

Any chance I could get a fully functioning vagina printed out?

what's wrong with your one?:joker:

[thesheriff443]

its not about the gun its about the possibilities of this technology!
22,000 children are dying every day of starvation!

[Marsh.]

Of all the things they could print out, they choose a gun. :rolleyes:

Typical.

(Obviously Jesus has never heard of a sex shop if he has such artificial needs).

[Marsh.]

its not about the gun its about the possibilities of this technology!
22,000 children are dying every day of starvation!

You want them to make food? :suspect:

This isn't a magic printer. The objects are made out of non edible materials.

[Jesus.]

You want them to make food? :suspect:

This isn't a magic printer. The objects are made out of non edible materials.

http://www.geek.com/news/3d-printed-meat-could-soon-be-cheap-and-tasty-enough-to-win-you-over-1539410/

[arista]

http://www.geek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/organovo-590x393.jpg

[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/06/article-2320005-19A576F4000005DC-58_634x338.jpg

You can Buy a 3-D printer for 3K

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/06/article-2320005-19A3647A000005DC-100_638x429.jpg
Easy to make: Schumer says a plastic, 3-D gun can be made for as little as $1,000 and can be accessed by any terrorist, convict or mentally ill person

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2320264/Plastic-pistol-Defense-Distributed-successfully-fires-gun-3-D-printer.html#ixzz2SX1chl2L


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/05/article-0-19A36476000005DC-753_638x505.jpg
['It's stomach churning': New York Senator Chuck Schumer
plans to introduce legislation that would ban
plastic guns made from 3-D printers]

[lostalex]

It's an ugly little thing isn't it. Looks more like a nail gun than a real gun.

I think it only works once, so it's probably going to be used mostly for suicides.

[Scarlett.]

Do these 3D printers make tea, earl grey, hot?

http://24.media.tumblr.com/4369316aa2a7666eada3189c51bb6fa9/tumblr_mjq79u7EqK1rzwy8so1_400.gif

[King Gizzard]

i am so going to print out yoghurt

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

its not about the gun its about the possibilities of this technology!
22,000 children are dying every day of starvation!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oE5NQxNgNC4/T6nGWMVVw1I/AAAAAAAAALU/hRYCiU0Hhqs/s1600/think-of-the-children.jpg

[Apple202]

:laugh2:

[Shaun]

hahaha poverty being ignored what a funny subject

[Scarlett.]

its not about the gun its about the possibilities of this technology!
22,000 children are dying every day of starvation!

I agree, it's good technology, sadly it can't make food, but it is the sort of direction that I hope technology does move in.

[GypsyGoth]

I wonder if you could print a 3d printer with it http://i.imgur.com/l9RL25T.gif

[lostalex]

Arn't factories basically 3D printers? I mean that's what a factory is.

[Scarlett.]

Arn't factories basically 3D printers? I mean that's what a factory is.

Yes, but on a much much smaller scale, simpler to use too.

[lostalex]

Think about how expensive printer ink is though, I'm sure the "ink"(i know it's not ink but you know what i mean) will be ridiculously expensive.

[Shasown]

Its reuseable, fires one shot at a time.

The major problem is because it is made of plastic anyone that has the printer can make one and it cant be detected by normal detectors, used at airports, schools, jails etc.

Most but not all ammunition still comes in metallic forms, the ceramic type are very expensive but not unobtainable.

A terrorists dream?

[lostalex]

Its reuseable, fires one shot at a time.

The major problem is because it is made of plastic anyone that has the printer can make one and it cant be detected by normal detectors, used at airports, schools, jails etc.

Most but not all ammunition still comes in metallic forms, the ceramic type are very expensive but not unobtainable.

A terrorists dream?


I don't see how a terrorist would do much damage with this. if you can only get 1 shot off before you have to reload.

That being said, i'm sure that someone will design a printable gun that can fire multiple rounds eventually. This is just the first version of it.

[Shasown]

I don't see how a terrorist would do much damage with this. if you can only get 1 shot off before you have to reload.

That being said, i'm sure that someone will design a printable gun that can fire multiple rounds eventually. This is just the first version of it.


Really? It only takes one man to pull the trigger and one round to lets say assassinate a world leader. If you cant see how just one round(bullet) can change world history or affect things then you don't know much about history.

Who says a terrorist or nutter would not carry more than one?

Funny old thing though, sometimes terrorists don't act alone, they act in groups, it .wasn't one man per plane at 9-11!

[lostalex]

Really? It only takes one man to pull the trigger and one round to lets say assassinate a world leader. If you cant see how just one round(bullet) can change world history or affect things then you don't know much about history.

Who says a terrorist or nutter would not carry more than one?

Funny old thing though, sometimes terrorists don't act alone, they act in groups, it .wasn't one man per plane at 9-11!

well i suppose someone could hypothetically carry 30 of these things, but that doesn't seem very practical.

especially when you could just buy a pressure cooker.

You could probably do more damage with a machete in a large crowd, just slashing away with a sharp machete at people in a crowd than you could with one of these single shot plastic guns.

People that want to commit terrorist attacks will always find a way. That doesn't mean we should take away more civil liberties though.

[Shasown]

well i suppose someone could hypothetically carry 30 of these things, but that doesn't seem very practical.

especially when you could just buy a pressure cooker.

You could probably do more damage with a machete in a large crowd, just slashing away with a sharp machete at people in a crowd than you could with one of these single shot plastic guns.

Somehow I don't think the Secret Service would let anyone carry a pressure cooker into the White House, do you?

[lostalex]

Somehow I don't think the Secret Service would let anyone carry a pressure cooker into the White House, do you?

The secret service wouldn't let them carry a plastic printed gun into the white house either.

I'm not sure what point you are making.

[Shasown]

The secret service wouldn't let them carry a plastic printed gun into the white house either.

I'm not sure what point you are making.

Without intimate body searches of everyone entering any sensitive areas, how can you ensure someone doesnt have one on them?

Think about it, eventually one day, some terrorist group or some criminal gang will recruit a boy genius who may develop this sort of thing, but throwing the plans out on the internet for anyone to use is lets say a little irresponsible.

[lostalex]

So what are you advocating? More censorship of the internet?

Maybe we should also censor chemistry books.

Evil people will find a way to be evil, censorship is not the answer.

[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22464360

The blueprint used to produce a 3D-printed plastic gun has been downloaded about 100,000 times since going online earlier this week, according to Forbes.

Defense Distributed told the news site it was surprised by the amount of interest its Liberator gun had generated.

According to Defense Distributed, most of the 100,000 downloads have been in the US, followed by Spain, Brazil, Germany and the UK.

The blueprint has also been uploaded to file-sharing site the Pirate Bay, where it has become the most popular file in the site's 3D-printing category.

While downloading the blueprints will not be illegal, in many countries owning a firearm is.

Presumably, illegal manufacture will now be in progress .... :rolleyes:

[Jesus.]

One of the biggest concerns about these, is that they wouldn't show up through airport metal detectors, potentially enabling terrorists to smuggle them on to planes.

[Vanessa]

Yes, this is very worrying. :shocked:

[arista]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22464360



Presumably, illegal manufacture will now be in progress .... :rolleyes:



Yes as there is a World Market for it


Supply and Demand

[arista]

One of the biggest concerns about these, is that they wouldn't show up through airport metal detectors, potentially enabling terrorists to smuggle them on to planes.


But Bullets
how do they get them through

[Kazanne]

Very clever the technology used today,but a gun!!! really? surely something better and more usefull could have been made

[arista]

Very clever the technology used today,but a gun!!! really? surely something better and more usefull could have been made


Yes loads of bits
no longer made will
be made in 3-D Printers



But like the internet there is a Dark Side
and this 3-D gun is the dark side.

[lostalex]

I worry that because it's plastic and a funny shape it really does look like a toy gun, so kids would be more likely to play with it. They really should make it look more like a real handgun.

[arista]

I worry that because it's plastic and a funny shape it really does look like a toy gun, so kids would be more likely to play with it. They really should make it look more like a real handgun.


Yes but its not for kids
and above there pay level.



I may buy a 3-D Printer
as many products are no longer made.
And its faster than waiting for China
via Air Mail.

[arista]

"It has been used to make weapons,
life-saving body parts and even sex toys,
but now 3D printing is moving from the
industrial estate to the high street."

3D printing: coming to a high street near you

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/may/11/3d-printing-coming-high-street

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Observer/Pix/pictures/2013/5/11/1368267708245/A-pair-of-shoes-created-u-010.jpg