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    Do plastic guns even work?

    6.21.2020

      On July 30, 2018, Dr. Shwetak Patel, professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Washington, tested the files previously made available by Defense Distributed to make a downloadable gun. He confirmed all fifteen files were functional and printed all firearm parts using a 3-D printer. Videos online show that these 3D-printed guns do successfully fire.

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      Every day, more than 120 people in the United States are killed with guns, twice as many are shot and wounded and countless others are impacted by acts of gun violence.

      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using four years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2021.

      Last updated: 2.13.2023