TechHive: 3D-printed guns can explode, injure users, tests show

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3D-printed guns can explode, injure users, tests show Nov 17th 2013, 18:09, by Lucas Mearian, Computerworld The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) last week released videos of tests of plastic guns made with 3D printers that show some exploding on the first shot. The explosions could injure users, the testing found. The ATF has been testing guns made with 3D printers using two commonly used thermoplastic materials over the past year to determine how safe the weapons are. Guns made using one of the two thermoplastics tested, a polymer from VisiJet, never lasted more than one shot before exploding. The other material, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), could produce a gun that fired eight times without incident. The agents stopped shooting after eight bullets, an ATF spokesperson said. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: 3d_gun_atf_test-100068658-small.jpg

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