Printed Gun and Police Raid (UK)

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Now entering the realm of mythology, the "Manchester 3D Printed Gun ". [appdevelopermagazine.com]
For those who know nothing about this thread, the gun was nothing but 3D printer parts which looked gun-ish to uneducated members of constabulary. Another 10 years it will be accepted as true history.

Mike

Curious as to where you got your information that the parts were only "gun-ish" looking? I don't doubt someone could make more of it that it was. Just look at the TSA here in the states. A picture of a gun can be confiscated as a weapon.

Also, that article you link to shows their ignorance on 3D printing when they talk about being able to 3D print plates for making money. Now maybe some of the higher end, high cost printers could, but not hobbies type printer they were talking about.

There was never a gun [www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk]

The police quickly realised they had made a massive cock up, but of course they are not going to admit that.

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Thanks for the link. Of course most people will never see these follow up stories because they don't create headlines that sells.

Meanwhile armies of the disenfranchised are sharpening their knives.

Of course, here in the U.K. knives are also forbidden with very heavy penalties for carrying them. This is strange as in my youth all young boys had pen knives and nobody got stabbed with them - admittedly they were often used to sharpen sticks into spears which were used to stab people.

Mike

The UK law allows folding knives with a non-locking bladed edge less than 3 inches to be carried in public places, although there are several other specific types of knife (e.g. flick or disguised) that are specifically prohibited. Otherwise you need a "good reason" to be carrying a knife in public (which includes being in the boot of your car). Police are likely to charge you anyway and let the court decide if your "good reason" was acceptable. Bizarrely, you can legally buy a knife at a store but then be arrested taking it home, so make sure you keep the receipt. And don't leave knives (or other utility tools ) in your car for emergency use, or if you are not specifically intending to use them imminently.

Common utility knives like Gerber and Leatherman which have locking blades are prohibited, which is annoying. But the old Swiss army knife is probably ok.

Also note, the law applies to any "bladed instrument", which can include butter knives, and keys which have been sharpened.

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