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Japanese Gun Printer Goes to Jail

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

tonyPick writes:

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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 20 2014, @04:49PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 20 2014, @04:49PM (#107873)

    "with the sex offenders I don't really mind"

    I hope one kills you.

    The Old Testament allows men to have female children as wives.
    Deuteronomy 22 28-29 (read in hebrew).

    Also YOU do not have a wife. You have a master. She can and will get rid of you as she pleases.

    You have no voter influence because women can vote. They put pressure as a bloc while men are fractious.
    Your vote has been diluted to nothing, as was intended.

  • (Score: 2) by VLM on Monday October 20 2014, @05:00PM

    by VLM (445) on Monday October 20 2014, @05:00PM (#107879)

    Also YOU do not have a wife. You have a master.

    Well, we don't know much about AC. Not where he lives, works, his name, his facebook page, blood type, DNA sample, or fingerprint.

    But, AC is married. That's one thing we know for sure LOL.

    • (Score: 3, Funny) by Sir Garlon on Monday October 20 2014, @05:37PM

      by Sir Garlon (1264) on Monday October 20 2014, @05:37PM (#107892)

      If anything, he *used to be* married.

      --
      [Sir Garlon] is the marvellest knight that is now living, for he destroyeth many good knights, for he goeth invisible.

    • (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.)

      --
      "Think of how stupid the average person is. Then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin

    • (Score: 2) by dyingtolive on Monday October 20 2014, @05:53PM

      by dyingtolive (952) on Monday October 20 2014, @05:53PM (#107897)

      AC better hope he's not British. I hear you get two years for that now.

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      Don't blame me, I voted for moose wang!