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It can be done, how long before terrorists use them?
It can be done, how long before terrorists use them?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.These 3D printers look awesome and they can be obtained for as little as just under £700, although it seems frightening what they can be made to produce.
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Those are the sort of things they are made to print, as they become even more affordable, can we envisage little 'cottage industries' springing up all over the place?
Will it worry China?
/// Access thousands of premade designs, ready for you to download and print! Whether it is iPhone case, cup, door stop, lego, mini statue, stand, bottle, shoe, anything you can imagine! ///
Those are the sort of things they are made to print, as they become even more affordable, can we envisage little 'cottage industries' springing up all over the place?
Will it worry China?
I just do not think they are anywhere near reliable enough to be seriously considered for a terrorist attack. There are other factors, too. These weapons are just one-shot and then reload items, so good luck menacing a crowd with one of these. And secondly, you still would have to smuggle your ammunition past the security sensors - Not something that would be easy to do.
I am seriously unconvinced of their threat potential, to be honest.
I am seriously unconvinced of their threat potential, to be honest.
The same problem was discussed earlier, here:
http:// www.the answerb ank.co. uk/News /Questi on12403 35.html
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If you want an improvised firearm there are many many better ones than this
http:// en.wiki pedia.o rg/wiki /Improv ised_fi rearm
'Zip guns' have been made in the states for years - access to ammunition is the key factor
That is equally an issue with 'printed' guns
What is different about these is that they are harder to detect with metal detectors
They are also 'one shot only'
This means that effectively printed firearms are a bit of a niche concern - something to be worried over by airport security perhaps but not exactly a huge risk on the streets
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'Zip guns' have been made in the states for years - access to ammunition is the key factor
That is equally an issue with 'printed' guns
What is different about these is that they are harder to detect with metal detectors
They are also 'one shot only'
This means that effectively printed firearms are a bit of a niche concern - something to be worried over by airport security perhaps but not exactly a huge risk on the streets
Er, the parts may not be those of a gun, but part of a 3D printer instead...
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I am having trouble envisioning any situation where a 1-shot plastic gun,which needs reloading after shot, and is as likely as not to blow your own hand off represents a significant threat worth worrying about.
In the US, regular arms and ammo are far easier to acquire, and are probably cheaper too if you are factoring in the cost of the printer and acccessories.
In the UK, much easier to get yourself a shotgun. Ammunition is the problem- and anyone in the UK who has access to ammunition will also have access to regular guns.
Passing through security scanners? Again, to where? How is a one-shot plastic gun going to aid you in hijacking a plane, or robbing a bank? And how do you plan to get your ammunition past the scanners?
I really am having problems getting unduly concerned about these things...
In the US, regular arms and ammo are far easier to acquire, and are probably cheaper too if you are factoring in the cost of the printer and acccessories.
In the UK, much easier to get yourself a shotgun. Ammunition is the problem- and anyone in the UK who has access to ammunition will also have access to regular guns.
Passing through security scanners? Again, to where? How is a one-shot plastic gun going to aid you in hijacking a plane, or robbing a bank? And how do you plan to get your ammunition past the scanners?
I really am having problems getting unduly concerned about these things...