A recent article at VoxelMatters, a 3D-printing publication, tells us about an effort to stop the 3D printing of firearms and firearms parts. 3DPrinterOS, a company that develops software to manage printers, worked with a university to develop algorithms that should identify gun parts. These could be used to make 3D printers than will stop … Read more
Polymer80, at one time the largest manufacturer of 80% receiver kits for home gun builders, has shut down operations, becoming a casualty of the anti-Second Amendment agenda. The company caved to insurmountable legal defense and settlement costs that have plagued Polymer80 to the tune of millions. “In order to be able to stop hemorrhaging we … Read more
U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert’s office announced that 32-year-old Joshua Markanson of Victorville, California, has pleaded guilty to various charges related to the unlawful manufacture and dealing of firearms. The charges include conspiring to unlawfully manufacture and deal firearms, unlawfully manufacturing and dealing in firearms, engaging in the business of manufacturing and dealing firearms without … Read more
First, a little background for those who aren’t completely up to date on British history and politics. The UK may officially be known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but what the government in London doesn’t want to admit is that the United Kingdom isn’t really all that united. Centuries ago, … Read more
In a previous post, I briefly shared the story of the FGC-9, and its appearance in Burma’s ongoing conflict. Despite facing incredible brutality after a military coup, and living in a country that was already among the poorest on the planet, civilians have been able to construct effective weapons with which to fight back and … Read more
Regulators and law enforcement are now in a fierce battle trying to get ahead of the trend — but have been able to do only very little, with gun violence rising in several parts of the country where ghost guns are illegal, as Vice reports. It’s a problem on an international scale as well. In April, Spanish police raided a warehouse where … Read more
This Vice video report by Keegan Hamilton on so-called ghost guns and the 3D printing revolution that’s making building your own firearm increasingly accessible to more people is well worth the 30 minutes it will take you to watch it. As part of his report, Hamilton attended the Gun Maker’s Match held in June in … Read more
By Lee Williams Home-built firearms built this country. Long before we rebelled against England — while we were still a British colony — folks were making guns in their homes. These weapons played an important role in the Revolutionary War because firearms were in such short supply, and they went west with their owners after … Read more
This Week in Gun Rights is TTAG’s weekly roundup of legal, legislative and other news affecting guns, the gun business and gun owners’ rights. Chris Murphy to put forth Universal Background Check Bill It’s being reported that Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut is planning to put forth universal background check legislation in the coming weeks. … Read more
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