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| Downloads for 3D-printed Liberator gun reach 100,000 | Downloads for 3D-printed Liberator gun reach 100,000 |
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| The blueprint used to produce a 3D-printed plastic gun has been downloaded about 100,000 times since going online earlier this week, according to Forbes. | The blueprint used to produce a 3D-printed plastic gun has been downloaded about 100,000 times since going online earlier this week, according to Forbes. |
| Defense Distributed told the news site it was surprised by the amount of interest its Liberator gun had generated. | Defense Distributed told the news site it was surprised by the amount of interest its Liberator gun had generated. |
| Earlier in the week, the company demonstrated the firearm being fired | Earlier in the week, the company demonstrated the firearm being fired |
| But even before any more guns come off the DIY printing presses, there are moves afoot to ban it. | But even before any more guns come off the DIY printing presses, there are moves afoot to ban it. |
| Metal detectors | Metal detectors |
| Californian senator Leland Yee said he wanted a law passed to stop the manufacture of 3D-printed guns. | Californian senator Leland Yee said he wanted a law passed to stop the manufacture of 3D-printed guns. |
| "I plan to introduce legislation that will ensure public safety and stop the manufacturing of guns that are invisible to metal detectors and that can be easily made without a background check," he said in a statement. | "I plan to introduce legislation that will ensure public safety and stop the manufacturing of guns that are invisible to metal detectors and that can be easily made without a background check," he said in a statement. |
| According to Defense Distributed, most of the 100,000 downloads have been in the US, followed by Spain, Brazil, Germany and the UK. | According to Defense Distributed, most of the 100,000 downloads have been in the US, followed by Spain, Brazil, Germany and the UK. |
| The blueprint has also been uploaded to file-sharing site the Pirate Bay, where it has become the most popular file in the site's 3D-printing category. | The blueprint has also been uploaded to file-sharing site the Pirate Bay, where it has become the most popular file in the site's 3D-printing category. |
| Firing pin | Firing pin |
| It took Defense Distributed eight months to produce the firearm, which was assembled from separate components produced on an $8,000 (£5,000) 3D printer bought from auction site eBay. | It took Defense Distributed eight months to produce the firearm, which was assembled from separate components produced on an $8,000 (£5,000) 3D printer bought from auction site eBay. |
| While downloading the blueprints will not be illegal, in many countries owning a firearm is. | While downloading the blueprints will not be illegal, in many countries owning a firearm is. |
| "To actually manufacture any type of firearm in the UK, you have to be a registered firearms dealer (RFD)," said the Metropolitan Police in the statement. | |
| "Therefore, unless you are an RFD, it would most definitely be an offence to make a gun using the blueprints. It may be legal for an RFD to manufacture a gun this way, as long as they had the necessary authorities." | |
| One of the biggest headaches for law enforcers is the fact the gun is made from plastic - with only the firing pin made from metal. | One of the biggest headaches for law enforcers is the fact the gun is made from plastic - with only the firing pin made from metal. |
| New York congressmen Steve Israel and Chuck Schumer have sponsored legislation aimed at adding a 3D-printing provision to the US Undetectable Firearms Act, which requires all guns to be detectable. | New York congressmen Steve Israel and Chuck Schumer have sponsored legislation aimed at adding a 3D-printing provision to the US Undetectable Firearms Act, which requires all guns to be detectable. |