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Police seize '3D printed gun parts'

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Well it was going to happen sooner or later

http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/police-seize- ... -gun-parts
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I think this story has been around for a while, obviously more to it than what we read.

But, what a load of ballistics! To think that a printed plastic gun would fire anything really dangerous seems ridiculous to me?

Toy makers have been making plastic guns for years, I have never really thought that it was a good idea to let children play with guns of any kind, even plastic, what is it teaching them?
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Printed plastic guns can fire real bullets.

http://geekologie.com/2013/05/fully-3-d ... s-a-bu.php
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Well that's just great then...

Is it me or does the guy in the video look like a complete numpty :lol:
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Matt Young wrote:Well that's just great then...

Is it me or does the guy in the video look like a complete numpty :lol:
My tip is that even if someone does look a complete numpty, if they have a gun don't mention the fact!

I expect it's some geeky kid play with his new Makerbot, rather than Al Qaeda attempting to overthrow the decadent west. Security stories always get good media attention and hardly a day goes by when a 3D printing article doesn't appear somewhere or other. Combine the two and you really have the ideal story!
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People have been making zip guns and pipe guns for years now. Eventually, someone will design and build a very robust semi-automatic weapon by modifying the design to keep the gun from breaking apart.

There are a number of issues surrounding the ease of access, trace-ability and availability of online plans to manufacture of these weapons.

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SteveBury wrote:
Matt Young wrote:Well that's just great then...

Is it me or does the guy in the video look like a complete numpty :lol:
My tip is that even if someone does look a complete numpty, if they have a gun don't mention the fact!

I expect it's some geeky kid play with his new Makerbot, rather than Al Qaeda attempting to overthrow the decadent west. Security stories always get good media attention and hardly a day goes by when a 3D printing article doesn't appear somewhere or other. Combine the two and you really have the ideal story!
Lol, might be worth mentioning just to see it blow up in his face... which it almost certainly will.
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From what I've read they really were just spare parts for the guy's Makerbot and the police were over-reacting to an 'anonymous tip-off'. At least no one else over-reacts to every event in this country (Steve looks out of his window to see light cloud and the leaves gently moving in the breeze and wonders what happened to the hurricane that the media have spent the last 2 days telling him was going to wreck his house and destroy life as we know it). :roll:
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SteveBury wrote:From what I've read they really were just spare parts for the guy's Makerbot and the police were over-reacting to an 'anonymous tip-off'. At least no one else over-reacts to every event in this country (Steve looks out of his window to see light cloud and the leaves gently moving in the breeze and wonders what happened to the hurricane that the media have spent the last 2 days telling him was going to wreck his house and destroy life as we know it). :roll:
The wind was quite bad at my house, a plant pot actually fell over :lol: :lol: :lol: I'm thinking of writing in to the BBC to see if they will run a special program on the event :lol: :lol: :lol:

Seriously though, I did see some very badly destroyed trees on my way to work and there has been some major distruption in certain areas.
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