3D printed guns: Legalised in the United States

3D printed guns have officially become legal in the United States of America.

In 2013, the first 3D printed gun were released in the United States. Since then, a legal battle has been going on in connection with commercialisation and distribution. Last week, in the wake of a long legal battle, Cody Wilson and his organisation Defense Distributed got their 3D weapons models back online with the possibility of being downloaded.

Cody Wilson, was the creator of the first weapon made with 3D technologies in 2013; the “Liberator” which he published online. In less than 24 hours the files, shared by the young man, were downloaded by more than 100,000 people. An act, which was stopped by the US State Department, Wilson was forced to remove it, and the topic has been debated ever since. The issue of 3D printed weapons has given much to talk about in the world, due to the ease of access and manufacturing offered by having the online files ready to download.