.22 Harlot 3D printed Gun
Posted by snoxyy14@reddit | ForgottenWeapons | View on Reddit | 52 comments
A .22 3D printed gun caught in Dublin Ireland by the Gardai. The stupid criminal was stoned and it fell out of his bullet proof vest ! This is the 3rd caught here in recent weeks
kieranfitz@reddit
Four more seized today
Gardaí have seized four 3D printed guns and drugs in Tipperary and Clare raids https://jrnl.ie/6745827
Winter_Pattern4136@reddit
I’m surprised he could even have a bulletproof vest I mean idk what they thought they would find on him
kieranfitz@reddit
It went through the courts before that vests aren't classed as offensive weapons. They were trying to get some scumbag on it. Don't remember the ins and out but the judge ruled against it.
Winter_Pattern4136@reddit
Wow that’s actually pretty surprising
FireFly2037@reddit
Engravings give you no tactical advantage whatsoever
kieranfitz@reddit
Honestly I kile them. Don't know why.
Skoner1990@reddit
Grip
Conspark@reddit
And drip
RubberBootsInMotion@reddit
A sense of pride and accomplishment has been known to win wars though.
llamanatee@reddit
The Keith Harringer
DrJheartsAK@reddit
Ireland and the UK requiring strict licensing for 3D printers in 3…..2…….and go!
nbs-of-74@reddit
Already being discussed :(
Firearms (3D Printing) Bill A Private Member’s Bill introduced by Labour’s Preet Kaur Gill which will outlaw 3d printed gun plans and ban posession of 3d printed gun parts (this could include furniture as such given what little I've read of it)
On 10 December 2024, the Lords debated "Guns Manufactured by 3D Printers":, largely pointed out that current laws are sufficient but there was concerns over 'digital blueprints' and 'conversion kits' .... Government ministers said legislation is under review and they were exploring a consultation to possibly criminalise downloading blueprints.
Yes, its pointless, yes, a decent mechanics shop could knock out a gun probably quicker than a 3d printer, and safer to use, and more powerful (in terms of ballistics) but .. *shrugs and sighs*
Taolan13@reddit
you could put together a 12g slamfire shotgun from plumbing parts in about an hour with basic hand tools. less if you've got power tools.
this probably takes at least an hour to print, then you've got all the extra assembly.
Dubaku@reddit
You acting as if 3d printing is an active process that takes your attention. You just press a button and walk away for a bit.
Taolan13@reddit
First time printing a new file should always be monitored in case you get a slip layer that causes spaghetti.
Dubaku@reddit
It's not 2016 anymore. Just buy a better printer lol.
Taolan13@reddit
Correct, it's 2025. Top of the line printers still recommend in their instructions to monitor the first print of a new file.
Also, my point was not "i can do this faster than a 3d printer by fully occupying my time"
My point was to highlight the ridiculousness of a law regulating 3d printed items all because someone had a shitty pigeon blaster in their pocket.
Taolan13@reddit
Also, I'm offering that as a comparisson to 3d printing, since the law in question is effectively aimed at restricting access to 3d printers.
Stoney3K@reddit
Then obviously we must ban any image of anything resembling a gun because any decent woodworker can make a gun out of it!
JayManty@reddit
Regulating 3D printed guns is a good thing, I don't understand this perverse desire to make it fully legal without a problem.
It's funny how pro-gun people are always like "but the black market guns are the problem, not the law abiding gun owners!", but when it comes to 3D printed guns, they suddenly like black market guns
LincolnsVengeance@reddit
I imagine that has a lot to do with the quality and functionality of the guns you can reliably print with a 3D printer. You're not going to be committing mass shootings or holding up a bank with an all plastic handgun with 1 or 2 rounds in it that breaks more often than it works. At that point, it's about as dangerous as a knife or blunt instrument.
JayManty@reddit
3D printed guns have actually come very fucking far in the last few years. There are dudes with guns that are like 99% 3D printed that can dump a 30 round magazine of 9mm without jamming in full auto
DrJheartsAK@reddit
We have a strong tradition of making/assembling our own firearms in this country. When the ATF tried to force regulation of 80% receivers they got PP slapped in court, as they should have. If states that hate the second amendment try to do that with 3D printers, they would similarly get PP slapped in court.
I do agree with you that our gun regulation is ass backwards though. There shouldn’t be any regulations at all! Shall not be infringed and all of that.
JayManty@reddit
The so-called "responsible gun owners" when it comes to manufacturing ghost guns:
Americans really don't know how to make laws. Gun laws especially.
DrJheartsAK@reddit
Judging by your comments your not American so luckily you don’t have to worry about our gun laws.
JayManty@reddit
You're right, I'm not directly. However the amount of brain rot of all kinds the US exports is outrageous, firearms included. It would be nice if something as depraved as illegal home gun manufacturing wouldn't fester so the idea of it wouldn't spread to the rest of the western world.
LincolnsVengeance@reddit
What you're not realizing is that you still need pressure bearing parts for those guns to effectively fire. You're not completely printing a gun barrel and all. For anything stronger than a .22 you'd need a barrel and chamber capable of withstanding the pressure. I should also mention that the vast majority of ghost guns aren't homemade, they're professionally manufactured but have had serial numbers and identifying markers scratched off.
FlashCrashBash@reddit
The problem isn’t regulating the guns generally, it’s regulating this super cool technology because of this limited set of capabilities.
Stoney3K@reddit
The issue isn't with banning the physical objects, but trying to ban the tools that can make those physical objects and the drawings (the 'recipes') for the physical objects.
And since a schematic of anything gun-like can be made into a very broad description, this can lead to censorship of information.
nbs-of-74@reddit
My concerns are, printing furniture or other non pressure bearing parts for firearm (or in my case, props and airsoft) .. wording of the private member bill in question indicates that could be covered by the bill (which may be stripped out over similiar concerns, or not be passed into law).
Being arrested for a prop because the prop designer lives in the US and , was perhaps a little to zealous with the design.
Ability to make models of firearms that feature realistic parts for education purposes (I use to do re-enactment, being able to show the public how a firearm worked was one of the things I use to do with a mock model gun .. ie a gun made in izmash's factory that was 'de-activated' at the factory, as it was never a working firing firearm it was handled differently in the UK until fairly recently and was allowed to be cut up to pre 97 de-activation rules, so parts still moved .. just the chamber plugged, barrel had two holes larger than the bullet diameter drilled into it, bolt face cut at 45 degrees, gas plug removed, etc).
Are they going to ban technical drawings of firearms next?
Most of these laws are performative, they don't actually reduce the threat. But they do end up making life harder for people not interested in becoming a criminal.
lucioux@reddit
2 pipes, threaded cap, nail. theres ya a 12g lol.
YggdrasilBurning@reddit
Oi gov'nah, yew's gotta loisense 'avin loisense?
FlyingLingLing@reddit
The good thing about the harlot is that it’s almost entirely 3D printed. It uses a 22 barrel liner glued into a 3D printed barrel. The firing pin can be a ground down screw. The other parts can just be bought at a hardware store (screws, springs, etc)
The bad thing is that it’s not very reliable and can be dangerous…….but I guess it’s better than nothing. The cabfare is a better option.
juxtoppose@reddit
We have 3d printers at work, I wouldn’t trust them to make a reliable paper clip, no fucking way I’m putting a 22lr through something they made, it must use 22 short or something equally bland.
shrekthaboiisreal@reddit
Nah it’s for 22lr I have one never fired though. The grip also has a little clip that stores an extra 5 rounds of .22lr.
juxtoppose@reddit
Well there’s optimism for you, 5 rounds? Going to blow up somewhere between no rounds and one round.
Emergency_Radish_113@reddit
R/fosscad
Stoney3K@reddit
As long as it's impossible to 3D print ammo you're still going to detect this puppy on any metal detector.
Flabbergasted_____@reddit
Black Lotus Coalition has been working on 3D printed ammo for a few years and have had successful prototypes. They might have gone live with it, I haven’t kept up.
shrekthaboiisreal@reddit
I have a harlot (never fired) with a different design printed on it lol
Flabbergasted_____@reddit
Fire it and post it here 😤
shrekthaboiisreal@reddit
I need to find a way to pull the trigger with a string if I’m gonna do that.
Flabbergasted_____@reddit
Based and 3D squirting pilled.
thomasoldier@reddit
Cool engraving
Lythir@reddit
I would really like to print that one without making it functional just because I like the pattern on it so much but I think it's better not to test my government or something :D
slenderman123425@reddit
Man dublin is such a kip. Always sucks when I have to go there and see the most depressing useless saps you'd ever see
alleywaypip@reddit
The line "the stupid criminal was stoned" takes all credibility from the actual story. Interesting little gun pic though. I also like the little spear guy design.
I17eed2change@reddit
looks interesting. Might be fun to collect something like that if it was legal.. I mean I’d be too embarrassed to use it but that’s just me judging the situation from the US of A. This probably buys you a beer or two overseas though
a-Snake-in-the-Grass@reddit
I like the little man with a spear
jon11888@reddit
It is oddly charming.
NotTheDressing@reddit
The first Global Village Coffeehouse gun
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