Wiki Weapon Project Dreams of Creating a Functional Print-it-Yourself Firearm

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Wiki Weapon Project Dreams of Creating a Functional Print-it-Yourself Firearm

The group known as Defense Distributed has a three-fold mission plan:  1)  Create the world’s first 100% 3D printable gun, 2) Adapt the design down to cheaper 3D printers and 3) Become The Web’s Printable Gun Wiki Redoubt.  What does that mean?  It means they want their project to result in a scenario where you can download formatted CAD blueprint files, feed them into a 3-D printer (see “additive manufacturing”) and end up with a firearm.

Sound like science fiction?  Having visions of a Star Trek-esque replicator device?  The idea isn’t quite so far-fetched.  The use of 3-D printing for rapid prototyping has exploded over the past decade and, as the technology continues to mature, costs continue to fall.  This could make the prospect of a D.I.Y print-at-home firearm a reality before you think. ... READ MORE ...