First fully 3D printed gun fired successfully - Público.pt

The founder of an organization called U.S. Defense Distributed successfully fired a gun made of plastic in a 3D printer, in what is the first case of its kind to be released.

The organization was committed to print for months in 3D all the components to create a real gun. The video with the demonstration of the gun firing was posted on YouTube and the test was also filmed by the BBC.

The images show Cody Wilson, a college student of Law at 25, firing a single shot. Gun is entirely made of plastic, except for a nail, which is used as precursor, the part responsible for and lead bullet hit the shooting. The bullet was a conventional munition.

Wilson has a license to manufacture arms and the model also has space for the inclusion of a metal part, so that the weapon can not pass through metal detectors and comply with U.S. law as well.

To create the pistol, the founder of Defense Distributed bought a 3D printer for eight thousand dollars. These printers create objects by superimposing several layers of a special plastic. Printer Wilson is more sophisticated than the models commonly used by technology enthusiasts who are dedicated to print various types of objects.

3D printing is a technology that has been repeatedly presented as revolutionary (at least twice in the pages of The Economist), paving the way for the manufacture of home and measure. Fans complain now that the impression guns will negatively affect the evolution of technology.

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As already announced, the file that lets you print from this pistol is available Monday on the website of the organization. The case has led to several political reactions in the U.S., seeking to prohibit the manufacture of these objects by some politicians and anti-gun organizations.