Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Gun lovers download printable gun 50,000 times on its first day — and NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly is alarmed

Untraceable gun alarms lawmakers and law enforcers. 'The Liberator' can be sneaked onto planes.

By AND / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The first downloadable gun has gone viral.

The plastic firearm that can be churned out on a 3-D printer and easily assembled was downloaded at least 50,000 times Monday, according to the self-described anarchist who made it available for free online.

Cody Wilson of Defense Distributed, a collective of gun advocates, said the most downloads were done in Spain followed by the United States.

The prospect of terrorists getting hold of the guns by clicking a computer mouse chilled NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly to the core.

“It’s something that obviously is a concern,” Kelly said. “It’s something that the federal government should look at.”

Rep. Steve Israel (D-L.I.) is writing legislation to tighten the reins on the printable guns.

Kelly’s biggest fear is that the gun — called the “Liberator” — will easily sneak past metal detectors and then onto commercial airplanes and into secure buildings.

“If that capability exists anywhere it can exist all over the country,” Kelly said.

But Cody didn’t seem to care.  READ MORE

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