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What are 3D-printed guns and are they legal in the US and UK?

Luigi Mangione has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. According to police, the 26-year-old – who has been charged with ...
The New York Times

What to Know About the FGC-9 and Other 3D-Printed Guns

Homemade firearms are spreading faster than governments can keep up. For many gun designers, that’s the idea. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff Thomas Gibbons-Neff writes about guns and gun culture. He learned ...
radaronline

Meet Suspected Dark Web Terror ‘Ivan the Troll,' the Alleged Mastermind Fueling the Viral 3D-Printed Gun Craze

Authorities say they have identified John Elik, a 26-year-old gunmaker from Illinois, as a major figure behind the increase of 3D-printed guns, specifically the FGC-9 model, RadarOnline.com can reveal ...
Wired

The ‘Ghost Gun’ Linked to Luigi Mangione Shows Just How Far 3D-Printed Weapons Have Come

More than a decade after the advent of the 3D-printed gun as an icon of libertarianism and a gun control nightmare, police say one of those homemade plastic weapons has now been found in the hands of ...
Daily Herald

Grayslake man used 3D printer to make guns, gun parts, sheriff’s police say

A Grayslake man used 3D printers to illegally manufacture firearms and machine gun conversion devices, police said Thursday. Charles A. Best, 31, of the 200 block of Highland Drive, is facing felony ...