Is Defense Distributed selling guns or information ? A group used 3-D printer to make a plastic handgun that can fire a real bullet . Christopher Ferguson : The ramifications of such a weapon are potentially profound . He says if a criminal ca n't pass a background check , he can just print his own gun at home . Ferguson : This is the first time anyone has been able to do this with any kind of accuracy and reliability in recent memory.
A group used 3-D printer to make a plastic handgun that can fire a real bullet . Christopher Ferguson : The ramifications of such a weapon are potentially profound . He says if a criminal ca n't pass a background check , he can just print his own gun at home . Ferguson : This is the first time anyone has been able to do this with any kind of accuracy and reliability in recent memory.