3D-printed guns: How easy is it to obtain an illegal firearm in the UK - and who is doing it?
They can be downloaded in as little as three clicks from mainstream social media sites such as YouTube.
The Metropolitan Police have told Sky News in an exclusive interview that they have recovered four 3D-printed guns since 2018. They are treating printed firearms as an"emerging trend" that the force are actively monitoring.A community of mostly American and mostly male 3D-printed gun enthusiasts has sprung up online.
Rajan Basra is a senior research fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation at King's College London. He has been closely following the advent of 3D-printed guns.Rajan Basra explains that there are a number of opportunities for a person to be caught during the process of making a 3D-printed gun in the UK
The UK's laws are some of the most robust and punitive. Despite this, 3D-printed guns are turning up. Matthew Webb, Detective Inspector for specialist crime in the Metropolitan Police, explained the FGC 9 was recovered in September 2021 in a borough in northeast London. But part of the challenge of policing 3D-printed guns is that they can be built discreetly. The Metropolitan Police say they are adapting.Det Chief Supt Nick Blackburn reveals police are working to intercept 3D-printed guns before they reach the streets of London
One case saw an undercover police officer intercept online plans between Daniel Wright, Liam Hall and Stacey Salmon from Yorkshire. A partially constructed 3D-printed firearm was recovered following their arrests.But in Germany, a neo-Nazi equipped with 3D-printed guns and other improvised weapons killed two people and attacked a synagogue in 2019.Stephan Balliet's manifesto showed he hoped to prove the power of these homemade firearms but they repeatedly jammed.
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