With the introduction of 3D printed guns engineers have made a substantial progress in the field of arms but they have created serious problem for authorities as more people can now easily get their hands on such weapons. At least the Department of Homeland Security believe so and in a recent memo obtained by Fox News the government organization divulged that: “Significant advances in three-dimensional (3D) printing capabilities, availability of free digital 3D printer files for firearms components, and difficulty regulating file sharing may present public safety risks from unqualified gun seekers who obtain or manufacture 3D printed guns. Limiting access may be impossible.”
This was the not the first time that someone has raised concerns regarding the controlling of 3D printed guns because before taking a physical shape these guns exists in the form of digital objects. As a result of that it is really tough to control the wide distribution of 3D printed guns. It is because of this very reason the State Department’s Office of Defense Trade Compliance ordered promoters of 3D gun-printing, Defense Distributed, to eradicate files of 3D printed gun from its website. However, till then the 3D printed file of Defense Distributed has been downloaded thousands of times, so it was nothing but an empty move by the Office of Defense Trade Compliance, as the cat was already out of the bag.
In fact, the founder of Defense Distributed, Cody Wilson was also well aware of this fact and interview to BetaBeat, he said that “Because the files are all over the Internet, the Pirate Bay has it — to think this can be stopped in any meaningful way is to misunderstand what the future of distributive technologies is about.”
The other significant thing that was learnt in this detection, which possibly is the biggest concern for the Department of Homeland Security, is that since 3D printed guns are made up of plastic therefore they cannot be detected through metal detectors. This is surely a terrifying situation for Law enforcement agencies, but the Defense Distributed has smartly dealt with this problem, as the promoter has included some metal components in its gun to appease policy-makers.
In brief, now Homeland Security is of the view that it is impossible to limit the access of people to 3D printed guns. So it now remains to be seen how the government will react to this situation and find a solution for the problem.
Source: VentureBeat
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