14 DAY TRIAL // The first 3D printed gun failed, and so did the second and third, but now it seems that the initial limitations have been removed, opening the door for easier manufacture of murder implements.
Then again, murder can be committed with pretty much anything, even with one's bare hands, so we can really overblow the risks of 3D-printed guns without sounding a bit biased.
This may actually be why no major authorities or governing bodies have, thus far, cracked down on makers of 3D-printed guns, or their 3D models.
Then again, even if authorities had gotten involved, YouTube user "Matthew" would have probably gotten away with his activities, because he likely owns a gun license.
Anyway, Matthew has posted a new YouTube video, in which he shows that he was able to fire 14 full shots with the gun he made with a 3D printer.
That's a lot better than the Liberator, which died after the first shot (cracked because it was made of weak plastic).
The new rifle is called Grizzly, like the bear, and might actually bring down one of those forest omnivores before dying.
Not that we're suggesting that people go hunting with a 3D-printed gun. The Grizzly did, after all, fail after the 14th shot.
Still, it bears noting that Matthew didn't even use a string this time. Previously, he stayed at a good distance and pulled the trigger by pulling on a string from afar.
This time, he used the gun as it was meant to be used. And as luck would have it, he wasn't harmed even when it failed. Not bad for something made of ABS+ plastic.
For those interested in how the gun was made, it wasn't printed all at once. Instead, the pieces were made out of plastic with a Stratasys 3D printer (professional model).
Matthew will make the plans available for anyone to download through online websites sometime later this summer.
