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Why 3D-Printing an Untraceable Ghost Gun Is Easier Than Ever (Podcast 18mins) (www.wired.com)

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On today’s episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss how WIRED was able to legally 3D-print the same gun allegedly used by Luigi Mangione, and where US law stands on the technology.

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Unless you keep the gun I guess.

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (14 children)

How do you mean? You 3D print something with no serial and it’s untraceable. Even if they find it they can’t definitively say your firearm shot the bullets. Unless of course you’re on video doing it and admit to it.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

In the age of AI deepfakes, I don't even think that's conclusive enough.

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

gotta count how many fingers it took to pull the trigger

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Haha it’s better than that now. You have to see them eating.

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

never forget will smith spaghetti

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Haha you’ll know you’re old when people don’t get the reference

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

that's one i genuinely wonder about though. it was the embarrassing early years of generative ml. will it care to keep it for us? eww, i just got those terminator chills again

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[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

really easy to tell if an image is AI or not still it's not that good yet

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

For real

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (12 children)

Didn't Luigi get caught with the weapon in his backpack? The title picture on this article is literally him. If it's untraceable by printing, it seems you'd want to not have it on you if apprehended.

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

Yeah but they have video of him too. Idk the case well enough but I assume the gun itself wasn’t enough to prove he did it.

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[–] bluGill@fedia.io 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

when you fire a gun scratches are left on the bullet that are enough of a unique fingerprint to trace to the gun.

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah but is each 9mm unique from the next?

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