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The 3-D printing process works by stacking thin layers of molten plastic to create objects." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto002" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption002">The group's "Wiki Weapon Project" is about a year old, but Defense Distributed had not been able to claim firing a 3-D-printed gun until now. The 3-D printing process works by stacking thin layers of molten plastic to create objects.</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":2,"title":"Inside a 3-D printed gun"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024347im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130506160422-pieces-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="Shown here are parts that go into the plastic gun, called The Liberator. Everything in the gun can be printed except for its metal firing pin, claims the Texas group." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto003" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption003">Shown here are parts that go into the plastic gun, called The Liberator. Everything in the gun can be printed except for its metal firing pin, claims the Texas group.</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":3,"title":"Inside a 3-D printed gun"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024347im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130506160345-laptop-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="A 25-year-old Texas law student, Cody Wilson, founded the Defense Distributed group and has posted instructions online so anyone with the right kind of 3-D printer can make a similar gun." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto004" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption004">A 25-year-old Texas law student, Cody Wilson, founded the Defense Distributed group and has posted instructions online so anyone with the right kind of 3-D printer can make a similar gun.</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":4,"title":"Inside a 3-D printed gun"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024347im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130506160359-making-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="The concept of 3-D printing is relatively new and has created concerns about what objects some people may want to make. Some have called for bans of printed weapons, while for others the devices represent a new path to freedom." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto005" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption005">The concept of 3-D printing is relatively new and has created concerns about what objects some people may want to make. Some have called for bans of printed weapons, while for others the devices represent a new path to freedom.</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":5,"title":"Inside a 3-D printed gun"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024347im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130506160307-case-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="Anyone can buy a desktop 3-D printer for several thousand dollars. Critics fear 3-D printed guns could be too easily accessible to the wrong people." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto006" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption006">Anyone can buy a desktop 3-D printer for several thousand dollars. Critics fear 3-D printed guns could be too easily accessible to the wrong people.</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":6,"title":"Inside a 3-D printed gun"}</script> </div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024347im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130506160321-handpart-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="The plastic guns would be invisible to metal detectors, creating potential security worries." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto007" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/> <cite style="display:none" id="galleryCaption007">The plastic guns would be invisible to metal detectors, creating potential security worries.</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":7,"title":"Inside a 3-D printed gun"}</script> </div> <div 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pass a background check, he can just print his own gun at home</li> <li>Ferguson: How will government regulate these workable and untraceable guns? </li>  </ul> </div></div>  <p class="cnnEditorialNote"><em><strong>Editor's note:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024347/http://ideas.time.com/contributor/christopher-ferguson/" target="_blank">Christopher J. Ferguson</a> is chair of the psychology and communication department at Texas A&M International University. He is the author of the novel "<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024347/http://www.amazon.com/Suicide-Kings-Christopher-J-Ferguson/dp/1603184627/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1338907743&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Suicide Kings</a>." </em></p> <p><strong>(CNN)</strong> -- For those out there worried that our nation's stern gun laws were keeping firearms out of the hands of too many people, the solution appears to have arrived: the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024347/http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/06/tech/innovation/3d-gun-video/index.html">printable gun</a>.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph2">Produced by a nonprofit organization called Defense Distributed, this small plastic gun, dubbed the "Liberator," has been tested and is able to fire a bullet in a video demo. Assuming this is no crazy hoax, the ramifications of such a weapon for gun control are potentially profound.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph3">I can't imagine that too many people with rational minds think printable guns will add to the serenity of the world. Granted, 3-D printers aren't yet a household item, but as technology improves and becomes less expensive, they may become common.</p> <div class="cnn_strylftcntnt"><div class="cnn_strylctcntr cnn_strylccimg214"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024347im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130115185929-christopher-ferguson-headshot-left-tease.jpg" alt="Christopher J. Ferguson" border="0" class="box-image" height="122" width="214"/> <div>Christopher J. Ferguson</div> </div></div> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph4">Although the "Liberator" appears unreliable, tending to fragment after a few shots, subsequent models will likely improve. Either way, it's a workable and untraceable gun.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph5">Open source guru Eric Raymond has said, "I approve of any development that makes it more difficult for governments and criminals to monopolize the use of force." The development of the printable gun seems to be particularly popular with the ultra-libertarian crowd. The founder of Defense Distributed apparently describes himself as a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024347/http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/12/4209364/guns-want-to-be-free-what-happens-when-3d-printing-and-crypto-anarchy" target="_blank">crypto-anarchist</a>.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph6">It's difficult to envision a situation in which a law-abiding homeowner prints a gun for self-defense. Sure, a few people may print the darn things for the novelty of it. But the printable gun, assuming it moves forward unregulated, would be the obvious realm of the criminal.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph7">Can't pass a background check? No need to take your chances, such as they are, at a gun show anymore. Just print out your weapon from home! As only the firing pin is metal (a household nail), I can only imagine the nightmare of trying to detect these things.</p> <script> var currExpandable="expand18"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='tech/2013/04/12/pkg-orig-cnn-explains-3-d-printing-eitm.cnn'; mObj.videoSource='CNN'; mObj.videoSourceUrl=''; mObj.lgImage="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024347/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130506144950-pkg-orig-cnn-explains-3-d-printing-eitm-00000730-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand18Store=mObj; </script> <a name="em2"></a> <div class="cnn_strylftcntnt cnn_strylftcexpbx" id="expand18"> <div class="cnn_strylceclbtn"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024347im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/mosaic/bttn_close.gif" alt="" border="0" height="23" width="58"/></div> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024347im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130506144950-pkg-orig-cnn-explains-3-d-printing-eitm-00000730-story-body.jpg" alt="" border="0" class="box-image" height="120" width="214"/><cite class="expCaption"><span>CNN Explains: 3-D printing</span></cite> </div> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph8">Most homicides are impulsive, not the cold calculated affairs of Agatha Christie novels. Would enraged individuals without a gun be able to print one of these in response to some perceived slight? Yes, they'd have to go buy a bullet (and a nail), but it's still a way around a background check.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph9">This scenario seems foolish only because it's already so easy to get a real gun. There are approximately 300 million guns in the United States. If we want to reduce the number of homicides (or suicides for that matter), making it difficult to get immediate access to guns can help reduce impulsive behaviors. Allowing people to print their own gun is just the opposite.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph10">Beyond a doubt, calmer heads will want to regulate these things. I'm not a lawyer, but I suspect this is one example in which technology may have raced ahead of the law. Is Defense Distributed selling guns or information? Is this a gun control issue or a First Amendment issue? Can the printers be regulated to refuse to print weapons, or could new designs simply circumvent existing prohibited products?</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph11">Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, has expressed interest in legislation to block printable guns , so we'll see where it leads. As he puts it, "We're facing a situation where anyone -- a felon, a terrorist -- can open a gun factory in their garage and the weapons they make will be undetectable. It's stomach-churning." It seems that way.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph12">Don't get me wrong. I'm probably about as neutral as anyone can be on the issue of gun control. I believe law abiding citizens have constitutional rights to own weapons. But at the same time I believe in reasonable safeguards to make sure access to firearms is limited from criminals and those with chronic mental illnesses.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph13">In this sense, to me, printable guns are a step in the wrong direction. Granted, the actual impact of printable guns on societal violence is obviously unknown. Perhaps they'll remain so unreliable or difficult to assemble from the individual pieces that the impact will be negligible. Or perhaps not.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph14">Some have described Defense Distributed's efforts as a kind of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024347/http://blogs.blouinnews.com/blouinbeattechnology/2013/03/29/the-future-of-3d-printing-might-be-scarier-than-you-thought/" target="_blank">political performance art</a>. Very funny, Defense Distributed. We get it. I just hope we don't regret it.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph15"><i>Follow </i><i><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024347/https://twitter.com/cnnopinion" target="_blank">@CNNOpinion on Twitter.</a></i></p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph16"><i>Join us at </i><i><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024347/https://www.facebook.com/CNNOpinion" target="_blank">Facebook/CNNOpinion.</a></i></p> <script type="text/javascript">if(typeof CNN.expElements==='object'){CNN.expElements.init();}</script> <p class="cnn_strycbftrtxt">The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Christopher J. 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class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130509024347/http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/07/opinion/bergen-gitmo-terror-threat/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">Terror threat from Gitmo prisoners is exaggerated</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 11:00 AM EDT, Wed May 8, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130509024347/http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/07/opinion/bergen-gitmo-terror-threat/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024347im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130308101846-14-inside-gitmo-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Peter Bergen says only a very small number of released Guantanamo inmates have returned to terrorism. </div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130509024347/http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/07/opinion/guzman-beyonce-jay-z-cuba/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">Jay-Z and Beyoncé's trip to Cuba isn't the problem</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 5:46 AM EDT, Wed May 8, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130509024347/http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/07/opinion/guzman-beyonce-jay-z-cuba/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024347im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130408142349-cuba-beyonce-jay-z-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Real democratic progress in Cuba will happen when the gates of travel are opened, says Sandra Guzmán. </div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a 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track record with chemical weapons</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 5:41 AM EDT, Tue May 7, 2013 </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx3"> <a href="/web/20130509024347/http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/06/opinion/bergen-chemical-weapons-syria/index.html?iid=article_sidebar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024347im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120317021404-peter-bergen-video-tease.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="68" width="120"/></a> </div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx4">Peter Bergen says an element of the Syrian resistance has a history with chemical weapons.</div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="cnn_stryspcvbx"><div class="cnn_stryspcvbxcntr"><div class="cnn_stryscbx1"> <div><a href="/web/20130509024347/http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/06/opinion/urry-gamma-ray-burst/index.html?iid=article_sidebar">Why gamma-ray burst shocked scientists</a></div> <div class="cnn_stryscbx2"> updated 12:39 PM EDT, Mon May 6, 2013 </div> <div 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