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) said authorities seized five handguns made of plastic from the home of the suspect, Yoshitomo Imura, who lives in the southern suburbs of Tokyo. The weapons were made of yellow, blue and white plastic, according to the pictures that were published. Its head 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 quite a few controlof their history and other obstacles.
One of the first 3D-printed revolvers is the revolver "Liberator”That we had published last year.
