In response to the alleged murder committed with a partially 3D-printed weapon, the author details their own attempt to replicate the gun for a test-firing. They construct the firearm using a combination of 3D-printed and conventional components, revealing the ease of accessing materials legally. The experiment aims to demonstrate whether such firearms can be manufactured by anyone in a private setting, shedding light on the implications of 3D printing and gun control in modern society, especially amid rising concerns over gun violence.
...I want to know if it's true that the apparent murder weapon in the most high-profile assassination in recent memory can, in 2025, be made in the privacy of a garage.
The intention of this experiment is to see for myself just how far 3D-printed guns have come.
The 3D printing, it turns out, was the easy part. Now I'm in the midst of the finicky process... of building onto my homemade handgun frame the rest of a gun's components.
I've come to this makeshift workshop on the outskirts of New Orleans with the goal of printing, assembling, and test-firing that very same model of handgun.
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