3D-printed guns, often described as a type of "ghost" gun, are untraceable firearms that can be assembled using a 3D printer, downloadable blueprints and some basic materials.

Some models — like the 3D-printed gun company Defense Distributed’s “Liberator” — can be made almost entirely on a 3D printer. Others require many additional parts, which are often metal.

Part of the gun that the police believe was used to kill the C.E.O. of UnitedHealthcare was made by a 3D printer using a popular design found online. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Aric Toler At first ...

The FMDA 19.2, released in 2021, is a relatively old model by 3D-printed-gun standards, says one gunsmith who goes by the first name John and the online handle Mr. Snow Makes. But it’s one of ...

That was what some early iterations of 3D-printed guns allowed. People could print rifle receivers, especially for AR-15 type rifles, and supplement with off-the-shelf parts.

The frame of the drone was 3D-printed and then covered with fiberglass. The other components—its battery, motor, and control surfaces—have to be smuggled across the border from Thailand.

3D-printed guns are appearing on the streets of the UK, with the files needed to build the firearms easy to find online. Experts say members of the far right often share instructions about how to ...

In 2013, a then-25-year-old gun rights activist named Cody Wilson opened a potential Pandora’s box when his open-source gun design collective, Defense Distributed, released plans for the Liberator.

Judge Blocks White House Bid for Online 3D-Printed Gun Blueprints Trump administration rules that would have made it easier to pass blueprints for untraceable “ghost guns” online did not take effect ...

Wilson created the world’s first fully 3D-printed gun, which made its debut in May 2013. Blueprints for the 3D-printed weapon, named the Liberator, were posted on Wilson’s company website ...