Owning blueprints to a 3D-printed gun can now land you behind bars

Owning a 3D-printable blueprint of a firearm can land you 14 years in prison due to firearms amendment.

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If you're thinking about making, downloading or tinkering with a 3D-printed gun file, you might want to think again. Reports have come to light stating that the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) doesn't take to this kindly, offering hefty jail time to anyone who might want a gun file of their own.

Owning blueprints to a 3D-printed gun can now land you behind bars | TweakTown.com

Last week, the NSW Government passed its Firearms and Weapons Prohibition Legislation Amendment Bill 2015, with one section stating that simply owning a 3D blueprint of a firearm can land you up to 14 years in jail.

With incarceration also extended to owning plans for "electric milling machines," this new legislation marks further action against illegal real-life weaponry, offering up harsher penalties to those with stolen guns or others who are keen on making illegal firearm modifications.

NEWS SOURCE:gizmodo.com.au

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