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Japanese Man Arrested for Possessing Handguns Made By 3D Printer
The Guardian ^ | Thursday 8 May 2014

Posted on 05/08/2014 8:05:46 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Police found five plastic guns, 3D printer and gun-making blueprints in suspect's home in first such case in Japan Share 194

A 27-year-old Japanese man has been arrested for illegally possessing handguns made by a 3D printer, local media has said, marking the first such case in Japan, a country that takes pride in its low crime rate.

Police in April found five plastic guns and a 3D printer at the suspect's home in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo.

Two of the handguns were later proved capable of killing or wounding people, although no bullets were found at his home, public broadcaster NHK said.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Japan; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 3dprinter; banglist; guns; japan
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To: Spartan302

From what I understand, the Gyrojets were only good at short range and not too accurate at that.


21 posted on 05/08/2014 11:00:32 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: smokingfrog
From what I understand, the Gyrojets were only good at short range and not too accurate at that.

Biggest problem was that they exactly identified the position of the person firing them with smoke trail and cloud of smoke.

22 posted on 05/09/2014 3:49:05 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: 2harddrive

“This is both a 2nd AND a First Amendment issue!”

Not in Japan ;)


23 posted on 05/09/2014 5:35:35 AM PDT by PissAndVinegar
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To: nickcarraway

Molesting kids on video is okay if they blur out a tiny spot? That’s inhumanly sicko.


24 posted on 05/09/2014 5:58:59 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: from occupied ga
LOL, yeah - that would be a slight problem!
25 posted on 05/09/2014 8:10:03 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: gaijin
[Japan’s low crime-rates have NOTHING to do with it’s gun laws —it’s a culture that largely polices itself.]

Confucian dogma says if children are raised in the correct manner social responsibility becomes almost instinctive.

26 posted on 05/09/2014 11:33:35 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: gaijin
In fact the Japanese case is exactly what the Founding Fathers were trying to avoid, quite apart from crime rates

Also, they are homogenious. Even so, I would not want to live like they do although I'd love to visit and go to the Akihibara district where they sell cool electronics.
27 posted on 05/09/2014 12:49:59 PM PDT by Nowhere Man (Mom I miss you! (8-20-1938 to 11-18-2013) Cancer sucks)
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To: nickcarraway

they also require swords to be registered.


28 posted on 05/09/2014 1:11:25 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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