A British man has been sentenced to over five years in prison after using a 3D printer to manufacture a workable firearm and possessing ammunition for it. Jordan Brown, a 25-year-old man from a small village near Blackpool, was sentenced to five years and two months in prison after Lancashire police discovered the 3D-printed firearm in his home.
According to local media reports, the firearm was created using a mix of 3D-printed materials and other materials, and ammunition was also found inside it. Detective Sergeant Vicki Speak of Lancashire Police stated, “The weapon was tested and found to be viable. Despite being manufactured with parts from a 3D printer, the harm which the weapon could cause was catastrophic.”
While 3D printers can manufacture most of a firearm’s components, viable weapons still require metal firing pins and other components to work reliably.
It remains unclear what motivated Brown, who pled guilty to the charges. His case comes just months after another British man was arrested for several terror offenses.
Jacob Graham, a 19-year-old admirer of American philosopher-terrorist Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, a.k.a. the Unabomber, was convicted in Manchester in February for various acts, including preparation for a terrorist act and possession of information for terrorist purposes.
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