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Torrented 3D-printed gun blueprints shows Internet can’t be silenced

, May 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

In case you missed it, yesterday the Department of Defense went after the much-publicized "The Liberator" 3D-printed gun, which has been successfully tested and can be created entirely (with the exception of the firing pin) with ABS plastic and a 3D printer. According to the US Department of Defense Trade Controls, the company responsible for the gun - Defense Distributed - could have violated the International Traffic in Arms Regulation by distributing the CAD file without authorization under the Arms Export Control Act. As a result, the file was pulled the same day it went live, but not after having been downloaded over 100,000 times. Now it has reached torrent websites, and there's no taking it back. Read The Full Story

Department of Defense gives banhammer to 3D-printed gun blueprints

, May 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

It was the summer of 2012 when the first news of a 3D-printed gun surfaced, an assault rifle-style .22 that appeared on a message board devoted to the love of firearms. That weapon was believed to be the first 3D-printed gun successfully fired, but its fame was short lived, with The Liberator having caught popular attention soon after for being the first fully 3D-printed firearm. After being successfully fired, the company behind it - Defense Distributed - released the blueprints for anyone to download, something the Department of Defense has already stymied. Read The Full Story

Researchers discover correlation between bullet speed and number of cracks in glass

, May 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

Scientists and researchers at Aix-Marseille University have conducted a study that claims there is a correlation between a bullet's speed and the number of cracks in a glass window where the bullet went through. After shooting at over 100 plexiglass plates, the researchers have concluded that the number of cracks tells us something about how fast the bullet penetrated through. Read The Full Story

Liberator 3-D printed gun gets test fired

, May 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

We have talked about the 3-D printed gun making company called Defense Distributed. These guys have designed components for weapons in the past that are made using standard 3-D printers. In the past, the company has worked on making individual components for existing weapons, recently it test fired its first fully 3-D printed gun. Things didn't end too well for that prototype weapon. Read The Full Story

Law student creates world’s first fully 3D-printed gun

, May 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

We've heard plenty of stories about 3D-printed guns in the past, but a 25-year-old law student has just created what is the world's first fully 3D-printed gun. It's certainly nothing fantastic to look at (it looks like a squirt gun), but the creator of the gun, Cody Wilson, calls it "the Liberator," so it must be pretty intimidating. Read The Full Story

UN denounces killer autonomous robots

, May 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

The United Nations spends a lot of time considering things that could be used against humans during times of war. One of the things that the UN has been considering recently are the use of automated robots with weapon systems on the battlefield. The UN is strongly against any use of autonomous robots with the ability to end human life. Read The Full Story

DNA tagging bullets mark criminal suspects for arrest

, Jan 24th 2013 Discuss [0]

Let's say a criminal suspect is on the run, and as a police officer, you begin to chase them down. You then realize you can't keep up with them, so you pull out a specially-made gun and fire a DNA tagging bullet at them. They're non-lethal, but the pellets leave a mark on the suspect that lasts for weeks, and it can help authorities identify suspects the easy way. Read The Full Story

TrackingPoint XactSystem precision-guided rifle system hands-on

, Jan 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

Here at ShowStoppers during CES 2013, TrackingPoint is showing off a next-generation rifle/scope combo that includes some amazing technology that we've never seen before in a firearm. The company had the rifle and scope on display, and we ended up checking it out for ourselves to see what kind of features and high-tech goodies that it offers. Read The Full Story

3-D printable weapon parts removed from Thingiverse

, Dec 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

We have talked about 3-D printable gun parts on a few occasions. One of the last times we talked about 3-D printable gun parts was back in October when we learned that a 3-D printer company called Stratasys had decided it wanted no part of the 3-D printable gun effort from a group called Defense Distributed. Stratasys repossessed a 3-D printer leased to Defense Distributed because it wanted no part of 3-D printing guns. Read The Full Story

3D Printable Gun effort cut short by Stratasys

, Oct 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

We're not quite in a place where the world is about to collapse in on itself because guns can be printed, but we're certainly in shooting range. A collective by the name of Defense Distributed, lead by UT-Austin law student Cody Wilson, has made it clear that they want to be the first to create a 3D-printable model of a gun that anyone can make themselves in the comfort of their own home. The problem with this (if you consider this situation to have just one problem) is that the group that'd been leasing a DD their printer didn't agree with the idea, and have come to Wilson's home to seize the printer before any illegal printing activities occurred. Read The Full Story

Fixing the Deadliest Gadget

, Aug 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

I can’t believe I’m going to do this. I’m going to defend the right to own guns. You see, I’m a liberal. I’m more liberal than you are. I don’t care how liberal you think you are, I’m more liberal than you. But I also pride myself on my ability to change my mind with a reasonable argument, so there are a few positions on which I agree with conservatives. Teacher’s unions, for one thing, are pure evil. I know that from my experience working in public schools, where my job was made much harder by teachers who were resting on union protections and doing a horrible job. On gun ownership, as well, I’m confounded to say that I tend to agree more with the right-wing than the left.

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USA Nuclear Drones capable of ‘months’ of flight

, Apr 3rd 2012 Discuss [8]

American scientists are announcing this week that they've got plans to release new unmanned aircraft with capabilities for months of flight without refueling. These new drones would be nuclear-powered and will be developed by Sandia National Laboratories - this being the US government's principal research and development agency. They're also working with defense contractor Northrop Grumman, who are the ones who specifically noted that these drones will have an increased flying time over previous models "from days to months", this including more power for operating equipment as well. Read The Full Story
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