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'Ghost Gun' Linked to Luigi Mangione Shows How Far 3D-Printed Weapons Have Come
- thebeardisred 2y agohttps://archive.is/dTBOW https://archive.is/dTBOW
- bell-cot 2y agoVery good article, excellent concluding para: > Exactly why Mangione allegedly used a 3D-printed gun in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s Thompson—whether as a political statement or in the belief that it would help him evade identification—remains far from clear. But as a coder and technologist, he may have been attracted to the idea. “This is the US. It’s not the easiest way to get your hands on a gun,” says another DIY gunsmith who spoke to WIRED but asked not to be named, in reference to 3D-printed firearms. “But he’s a techy guy, and he may have just owned a 3D printer. It wouldn’t be a bad way to make an untraceable gun.”
- gibbitz 2y agoThis whole case feels like it was imagined by William Gibson 20 years ago.