Monday, January 18, 2016

3d printed fire arms

Could you ever imagine being able to build your own firearm conveniently at your own home without any form of license for owning said firearm? Well your days of imagining are over because with the advancements of technologies in the world of 3d printing, any average Joe with a 3d printer can build himself one. A perfect example of this plan put into motion is a company called Defense Distributed. Their main ideology is to prove to the US government that they cannot and will never be able to completely control and regulate guns. Although they are still a work in progress, they have already developed, designed and printed a fully functional 3d printed gun which is indeed made of plastic. They call it the Liberator. Here is a short video demonstrating that the weapon is indeed functional:


As said previously, this gun requires no more than a simple cheap 3d printer to build and afterwards fire. Defense Dist. has made it so that the plans are easily available and downloadable online by anyone with a computer at their disposal. Defense Dist. is also trying to make some of their other designs such as the lower receiver (the main mechanism) of an AR-15, possibly one of the most available and popular firearms in the United States available online for download as well. Down bellow are some pictures and videos of the AR-15 lower receiver and it being used to fire live ammunition:

 The lower reciever of an AR-15

The lower reciever on the gun after assembly


But now with these new ways of being abale to create lethal firearms at home for a price that is only getting lower and lower, one can only think to wonder "how safe is this?". With 3d printers being completely available in all sizes and prices to anyone of the public, anyone could build themselves a firearm. Is this new evolution giving criminals and/or serial killers a chance to make gun perchasing or owning easier? Now do not get me wrong, I too like guns and find a passion in them but i do not think that this is the smartest advancment in 3d printing that could have been done. This change could be a very big danger to all of us if the wrong people can get a hold of a 3d printer and some of these DIY gun plans.

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2016 at 6:26 PM

    Great work! I agree with your opinion on this new technology. It shows a great progress and advancement in the technology field, but it could also cause major problems as well. This kind of technology needs to be kept under surveillance, or else it can be put into the wrong hands and create a havoc. Anyways, this kind of technology is super interesting, and I really enjoyed reading this post and watching the videos. I was wondering how long would it take for a 3D printer to make a gun part? Would it take minutes, hours?

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2016 at 10:26 AM

    I belive that printing guns should be regulated under the government, either by having 3d printing stores where people can walk in and order something or having 3d printer owners report to the government what they have been printing. Either way the government has some seriouse work to prevent blackmarkets from taking advantage of this technology.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2016 at 9:01 AM

    This is so cool but at the same time so concerning. Our generation has come so far since before the new technology. I agree with you 100%, this makes gun control way harder, where will we be in 10 years if we keep this up? 3d nuclear bombs, thank you for keeping me up with the new gadgets these days!

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