Liberator: the world's first fully 3D printed firearm



    It seems that those who are talking about the next significant change in our familiar world with the advent of 3D printers are right. Now they print not only ordinary plastic parts, but also ears , and even pistols. If you thought that this is a toy, you are mistaken. Liberator is the first gun in the world with all the details printed on a 3D printer. And yes, the creators of these weapons are soon planning to lay out CAD files for the printer, so that anyone who has such a printer can print a firearm for themselves. Sounds weird, right? But it is so.

    Liberator consists of 16 parts, each of which is printed on a Dimension SST printer using ABS plastic. The current prototype, as far as you can understand, is able to shoot cartridges of different calibers, for which it is possible to change some parts.

    At the beginning of the article it was said that the gun was created exclusively on a printer. This is so, however, there is still one detail that has not been printed. This is a piece of metal inserted into plastic. The metal was needed in order to bring the weapon into compliance with the Undetectable Firearms Act, i.e., the gun must be detected by metal detectors. In March, by the way, the developers (the non-profit organization Defense Distributed) received a federal license for the production of firearms. So everything is legal.

    Of course, there is a very high probability that Defense Distributed clients who received the same CAD file (or any other person who downloaded this file after it appeared on the Web) will be able to print weapons without a serial number, without a metal tab and other necessary compliance with the relevant laws of things. But here, it seems, there is nothing to be done about it - the purpose of this organization was to demonstrate the possibility of creating firearms with their own hands.



    Among other things, the organization also created parts for weapons of other types. For example, these are increased-capacity stores for the AR-15s and AK-47s, as well as an AR-15 rifle case, to which you can attach the barrel and magazine, having your own rifle without any problems.



    It is clear that Cody Wilson, the head of Defense Distributed, immediately became the object of criticism, both ordinary citizens and officials of various stripes. Now even an amendment to the Undetectable Firearms Act (USA) is proposed, with additions for "printed" weapons and weapon parts.

    But the main question, “Can anyone with the advent of 3D printers on the market sell a gun for themselves?” Cody Wilson already answered. The answer is not just positive, it is supported by convincing evidence in the form of a finished weapon. What will happen next? It's not clear yet.

    It may well be that plastic weapons will be banned in the United States. But who can check thousands of garages and basements, where, in fact, you can create mini-arms factories? Also unclear.

    Via forbes

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