Think Before You Print is a new Alberta Government initiative to raise awareness of the dangers of 3D Printed Firearms. Nearly 100 3D-printed firearms, handguns, and rifles were seized by ALERT as part of Project Reproduction. The Canada-wide investigation was being led by Quebec’s integrated team against firearms trafficking, known as EILTA.
Welded together bicycle frame parts turned into 12 gauge shotguns and The Devil’s Plant.
Bits of steel tubing welded together into pocket STENs and sold on the black market. It looks like these come with two mags each.
Most likely comes with some issues as evident from the cartridge on the right.
The ‘Nutty 9’ is an ingenious new and improved bolt design for the FGC-9 which consists of nothing more than four nuts and two bolts screwed into a printed connector piece. The only thing left for you to do is simply drill a hole for the firing pin, which could even be done with an old egg-beater drill. A handy printable jig is even included to stick your drill through so there is no measuring or anything else involved. Any kid in the world can now make an effective 9mm carbine, currently being used in war zones, quietly from the comfort of their bedroom.
“Yep fully printed. Only metal is barrel springs and screws. Just calling it Just-in-Case. I over halled the el ratto. Made it reliable and serviceable. Files are done working on guide.”
The barrel in this case is simply a piece of steel break-line tube pressed into a printed outer barrel. These types of almost fully 3D printed semi-auto pistols are starting to show up seized around the world – now coupled with fully printed silencers that rival commercially made ones.
Not a bad effort this one. Seized a couple of weeks ago in Brazil (where else?).
Working Group on Firearms, 11th Session – Vienna, Austria, 3 and 4 April 2024
In the lunchbreak of the Working Group’s first day, United Kingdom, with the support of the UNODC Firearms Trafficking Section, organizes a side event, entitled “United Kingdom’s Multi Agency Approach to Tackling the Threat of 3D-printed Firearms”. The spread and increasing availability of 3D-printed firearms as feasible lethal weapons that can be used in serious crime is a global threat. This event will be an opportunity to find out more about Project INTERKNOW, the UK’s Multi agency response co-ordinated by the National Crime Agency, to tackling the increasing threat of 3D-printed firearms.
Points of discussion:
A recently spawned Brazilian creation.
A recent bust of a workshop producing ‘AK47’ submachine guns which have shown up widely in the region. The bolts are obviously cut out using basic power tools (angle grinder, welder and a pillar drill was seized.). Component parts of 12 gauge revolving shotguns are also present, a weapon which has recently become popular with local self-defense groups and farmers who are increasing coming under attack by gangs of bandits.
Impro Guns 