The Japanese authorities arrested an 27-time this Thursday because they printed with one 3D printer revolvers, some of which could shoot and kill.
According to Ars Technica, local media outlet ANN News (via Kotaku) δήλωσαν ότι οι αρχές κατάσχεσαν πέντε πιστόλια κατασκευασμένα από πλαστικό στο σπίτι του υπόπτου, Yoshitomo Imura, που ζει νότια προάστια του Τόκιο. Τα όπλα ήταν από κίτρινο, μπλε και λευκό πλαστικό, σύμφωνα με τις εικόνες που δημοσιεύτηκαν. Ο επικεφαλής της policeMr. Kanagawa reported that they also discovered the blueprints he had downloaded from the Internet for the manufacture of the weapons.
“I made the weapons with the 3D printer I have at home. I don't think it was illegal," said Yoshitomo Imura. He later said on Twitter that "these restrictions are a violation of human rights." The rate of gun violence in Japan it is one of the lowest in all industrialized countries. Guns are not illegal in the country, but buyers face several background checks and other hurdles.
One of the first 3D-printed revolvers is the revolver "Liberator”That we had published last year.
