Printed weapon

^{"The Grizzly" - the first gun printed on a 3D printer}

The technology of 3D-printing is gaining momentum with each passing month, and more and more often there are new models of weapons, printed on a 3D-printer. On Habré was a detailed description of the acclaimed gun "The Liberator" ("The Liberator") - How does the "Liberator" (Yes, we printed a gun) . Its production required a Stratasys Dimension SST printer costing $ 8,000. Very soon, the company Lulzbot improved the gun, which can already be printed on the printer Lulzbot AO-101 costing only $ 1,700.


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And the video on the shooting range of the new rifle " The Grizzly ", named after the Canadian M4 tanks, which were used during World War II, appeared on Youtube the other day on Youtube. The author of the project is a Canadian under the nickname ThreeD Ukulele:



After a shot on the trunk from two sides, as well as on the receiver, longitudinal cracks about five centimeters long appeared. The author promises to improve the design. The gun is similar to “The Liberator”, many details are identical, all printed on the same printer - Stratasys Dimension SST, the same caliber - .22L (5.6x15 millimeters).



In the existing models of plastic weapons, there is only one metal part - the head. This means that carrying such a gun or even a gun through the security service is much easier. Recently, in the course of working on a report, Israeli journalists twice successfully carried a pistol printed on a 3D printer into the Knesset (Israeli parliament) building, bypassing all guard posts and frame meteor detector. The second time a journalist with a weapon was in close proximity to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.



And the Daily Mail journalists were able to travel the Eurostar from London to Paris with a printed “The Liberator” pistol.



I also advise you to watch a documentary about weapons printed on a 3D printer - Click. Print. Gun from the site Motherboard :



It is very curious how this topic will develop in the future, not only the technical but also the legal side of the question is interesting: how will the state restrict the production of such weapons when technology becomes simpler and 3D printers become much cheaper?

Let me remind you that after the appearance of “The Liberator”, the US authorities demanded the author to remove the pistol’s drawings from public access, and the Senate proposed to revise the Firearms Detergent Act.

PS Thanks to the attentive totalcount habrauser for a curious screenshot from the movie: