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posted by azrael on Monday October 20 2014, @03:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the does-not-pass-go dept.

3ders.org has an article on the conclusion of a trial in Japan of a man for making a 3D printed gun.

Earlier today, a verdict was reached in the infamous 3D printed gun trial that was being held in the Yokohama District Court in Tokyo, Japan. Presiding Judge Koji Inaba found the 28-year-old Yoshitomo Imura, a former teacher at a local college, guilty of violating laws controlling firearms and swords. For printing at least two workable guns using a 3D printer, Imura was sentenced to two years in prison.

Since Imura's arrest in May, a number of Japanese distributors of 3D printing technology have organized a '3D printer Promotion Council' to both educate people about the possibilities of this technology, but also to warn consumers of its dangers. They are currently looking into possibilities to avoid such events in the future, including better cooperation between the industry and the government and a blacklist of design data.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by Thexalon on Monday October 20 2014, @05:52PM

    by Thexalon (636) on Monday October 20 2014, @05:52PM (#107896)

    And he doesn't seem to understand that the whole point of marriage is that of course she can leave at any time, but that you should be so good to her and good for her that she wouldn't want to. (And the same thing is true in the other direction: She should be such a joy in your life that you wouldn't want to leave even if you though you could at any time.)

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