Yahoo News He used 3D printer parts to make deadly handgun in his bedroom
A young man who used 3D printer parts to make a deadly handgun has been jailed.
Jordan Brown's home in Thornton Cleveleys was raided by police and the firearm was found wrapped in a t-shirt in a wardrobe in his bedroom. A court heard how the 25-year-old used parts from a 3D printer and other materials to build the handgun which was found to be a 'viable firearm'.
Lancashire Constabulary said a firearms warrant was executed on Devonshire Avenue in June this year and two 3D printers were found during the search – one in the kitchen and the other in an outbuilding in the back garden. Ammunition was also found inside the firearm when it was being made safe by armed response officers at the house.
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Brown was sentenced to five years and two months in prison when he appeared at Preston Crown Court on Friday (November 22). He had pleaded guilty to manufacturing and possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Det Sgt Vicki Speak of Lancashire Police, said: "We welcome the sentence imposed on Jordan Brown for manufacturing the firearm. The weapon was tested and found to be viable.
"Despite being manufactured with parts from a 3D printer, the harm which the weapon could cause was catastrophic. Lancashire Police will not tolerate the manufacturing and possession of any kind of weapons."
