![]() 3D-printed guns becoming ‘more accessible’ And normally, those fully automatic weapons have got steel barrels, but the rest of it is plastic,” he added. “You can have a fully automatic AR15 rifle, or a fully automatic AK47. It is no longer just handguns that can be produced from a 3D printer, Boyce said. ![]() The world’s first ever gun to be made from a 3D printer was built in 2013 by Cody Wilson, a 25-year-old gun rights activist in the United States.īallistics and firearms expert Phillip Boyce, from the British-based firm Forensic Equity, said 3D printed guns have evolved since then, despite the “standard and quality” remaining “about the same”, with various designs now available. 3D printed firearms are a growing concern for authorities tasked with tackling ‘extremism’ in Europe ![]() In his manifesto, which was also uploaded onto Meguca, apart from his objective of trying to “kill as many anti-Whites as possible, jews preferred”, Balliet also stated that he wanted to “prove the viability of improvised weapons”.Īmong the cache of firearms Balliet had in Halle was a sub-machine gun that had 3D-printed plastic components, such as the magazine and grip.īalliet’s attack is seen as a breakthrough moment among cases of far-right “extremism”, described by several experts as being the first perpetrator that had made and used a weapon from 3D-printed elements. He then provided a link to a livestream on the gaming platform, Twitch, which broadcast his gun attack. In the same post, on the now-defunct far-right messaging board, Meguca, Balliet wrote, just minutes before carrying out his attack: “Of course, there are dozens of other designs out there, so what’s special with mine? Simple, I prefer live testing.” Keep reading list of 4 items list 1 of 4 British far-right activist loses Syrian schoolboy libel case list 2 of 4 Norway marks decade since Anders Breivik killed 77 people list 3 of 4 QAnon moves into the shadows but movement remains active list 4 of 4 US arrests 500th suspect in relation to Capitol riot end of listīalliet, 27, was referring to 3D-printed firearms.
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