When Cody Wilson of Defense Distributed released the first 3D-printed gun files online, he saw it as a logical combination of the First and Second Amendments: a way to make access to firearms as widespread as access to information. Anyone, the argument goes, could buy a 3D printer and put together their own pistol. But while the novelty and promise of 3D printing is real, homemade, unlicensed guns have a long history — and 3D printing doesn't guarantee that gunmaking will be easy.
Earlier today, Australia's New South Wales Police issued a warning on the Liberator pistol. After printing two guns on a $1,700 printer, Commissioner Andrew Scipione issued a warning that the tiny pistols "will kill at both ends," according to the Sydney...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/24/4362236/watch-a-3d-pistol-explosion-and-ak-47-kit-making
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