In most countries of the world about 3D printed guns more talking, and here in Australia has occurred more than a real case. Last year 3D-printed weapons (and parts of it) was found in people associated with the Australian criminal groups. And on the days the police arrested the biker who house were found a 3D printer and equipment for the manufacture of 3D-printed firearms. Shane Middleton of Victoria is the oldest member of the biker Mongol gang. By the way, at his home and found more drugs.
This incident reaffirms that the criminals know very well about the achievements of 3D printing technology in the first place that manufacturing 3D-printed weapons is impossible to track. In early 2015 during a police RAID in gold coast, Australia, was found a few kits to assemble 3D-printed guns. A little later, the police found a loaded gun in Mudgeeraba, a suburb of the same city. In the latter case, too, was arrested several bikers.
After that, the Australian government decided on drastic measures. From November 2015 in the state of New South Wales was forbidden to hold even drawings of 3D-printed weapons. Now according to the law the citizens of California can get up to 14 years imprisonment for possession of similar digital drawings. At the recently held press conference, the New South Wales police have demonstrated two 3D-printed gun made according to the drawings of the Liberator Liberator, taken from the network. To their print takes only 27 hours, after which it is sufficient to set a steel rod that performs the role of the striker firing pin. Although the investigations by the police, proved that these guns can kill, one of them exploded during testing.
Let this law does not apply on the territory of the state of Victoria, a senior member of the gang Mongol Shane Middleton will still stand trial for the presence of a 3D printer, equipment for the manufacture of weapons and drugs found at his home in Seabrook. 26-year-old Middleton was arrested together with his fiancée, Renee Comedo. Another man, who is also a member of the gang Mongol, was arrested in the city of Oakley the Site, located nearby.
They were all arrested during the RAID, which happened at 6am local time on Thursday. How to say Australian media, Middleton was arrested for attempting to obstruct justice, possession of cocaine, steroids, ammunition and a prohibited weapon. His partner was found the stolen motorcycle and cartridges. All three must be brought before the World court in Melbourne.
By the way, this is not the first arrest of Middleton. Last month, he was released on bail after five months in detention. At the time, senior detective constable Andrew Ford said that the police had found a gun and a “significant” amount of drugs in the couple’s home in Seabrook. The arrest occurred in November last year, when Middleton brought to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. Who shot him remains unknown. Then he was released on bail on the condition that he would no longer have anything to do with bikers.
