Military models are great 3D printing projects, ... But plans for 3D printed guns are available, making it easy for anyone to fabricate their own gun. Yeah, and Hackaday made one.

On today’s episode of ‘Uncanny Valley,’ we discuss how WIRED was able to legally 3D-print the same gun allegedly used by Luigi Mangione, and where US law stands on the technology.

But 3D-printed guns vary a lot. Some models — like the 3D-printed gun company Defense Distributed’s “Liberator” — can be made almost entirely on a 3D printer.

"In the era of 3D printing, we must do the same for downloadable guns and accessories." A 3D-printed “machinegun conversion device” (orange) is installed in a 3d-printed Glock-style pistol for ...

Some models - like the 3D-printed gun company Defense Distributed's "Liberator" - can be made almost entirely on a 3D printer. Others require many additional parts, which are often metal.

BBC Trending has investigated the global spread of 3D-printed guns across social media platforms including Telegram, Facebook and Instagram, as well as websites offering how-to guides.

A group called Defense Distributed posted plans online in 2013 for the “Liberator,” one of the first 3D-printed guns, a crude, single-shot model that used a nail as a firing pin.

3D printers used across U.S. to make switches. 3D printing is the process of building three-dimensional objects by layering materials using computer-aided design models, according to 3D printing ...

Some models — like the 3D-printed gun company Defense Distributed’s “Liberator” — can be made almost entirely on a 3D printer. Others require many additional parts, which are often metal.