

More information can be found in this 3D printing Industry article.Ĭalifornia passed a law in July 2016 requiring anyone who makes or assembles a homemade firearm to apply for a serial number or “other mark of identification” from the state Department of Justice.Īround Asia, notable laws on 3D printed guns include Singapore, where possession of a 3D printed gun is punishable by death. This law called Firearms and Weapons Prohibition Legislation Amendment Bill 2015, intends to penalize both physical and digital possession of 3D printable guns the same way as any illegally owned firearm holder. In November 2015, the parliament of the state of New South Wales, Australia, passed one of the strongest prohibition laws against 3D-printed guns. In 2013, the UK Home Office introduced stricter regulations on 3D printed guns and 3D printed firearms, making it highly illegal to create, buy, or sell them or 3D printed gun parts in Great Britain. Which raises major legal and security issues…Ĭomponents of the AR-15 ghost gun made by Andy Greenberg, including the homemade lower receiver. The Ghost Gunner produces an unserialized AR-15 lower receiver from a pre-engineered aluminum part (called 80 percent lower) in a few hours.Īs a consequence, the rifle itself is untraceable: it is a ghost gun. Like other CNC mills, the Ghost Gunner uses a digital file to carve objects out of aluminum. The AR-15 is like an AR-10 but uses smaller components for firing 0.223 caliber bullets. The Ghost Gunner by Defense Distributed is a CNC milling machine capable of making AR-15 lower receivers. But the receiver stands out as one of the most complex and important parts. Most gun parts (magazine, pistol grip, upper receiver) can be bought online without any tracking records. The legal issues of 3D printing untraceable gun parts and 3D printing gun laws Derwood has been able to shot more than 600 hundred cartridges with his Shuty MP-1.Īccording to him, the plastic holding the barrel starts to melt after about 18 shots so it is better to let the gun cool off regularly. However, the remaining components and most complex parts of the 3D printed gun are made of metal: store-bought Glock barrel, hammer, firing pin, bolts, and springs. This 3D printed gun is a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol made from 95% 3D printed parts. In January 2016, the now-famous Derwood, 3D printed a new gun of its design, the ‘Shuty MP-1’. 22 bullets. The revolver called PM522 Washbear can hold six or eight bullets and can shoot them in a row. This is not the first 3D printed gun made by Patrick who also made a previous model (single shot) called the Songbird.

In November 2015, an engineering student called James Patrick has built a 3D printable revolver that uses a rubber band and a nail to fire. A metal screw is used as a firing pin to strike the rim of the bullets. It includes a 3D printed grip, hammer, spring, barrel, and barrel holder. In September 2015, a college student named Chris, 3D printed a semi-automatic revolver called the ‘Yoshee Six Shooter’. The Yoshee Six Shooter is a revolver-style weapon that has multiple barrels and can fire multiple shots without reloading. The magazine, bolt carrier, upper and lower receivers are all 3D printed. The design for the Shuty combines a metal bolt, an AR fire-control group, and the barrel of a Glock.

In May 2015, a man nicknamed Derwood, 3D printed the ‘Shuty’, a 9-mm semi-auto based on a combination of parts from a standard AR-15 and a P.A.
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It is capable of shooting a full magazine without issues.

The Ruger Charger accepts high-capacity mags holding 30 rounds or more. In July 2014, a US citizen nicknamed “Buck O’Fama” 3D printed a receiver for a semi-automatic. Seized 3D printed plastic handguns displayed at Kanagawa police station in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, after Yoshitomo Imura’s arrest in 2014.
