The sad reality was that he was far from the image of a Second Amendment-loving hero he projected online as Jay Stark. There, he made headlines for appearing in a 2020 documentary in which he appears in a black balaclava and military uniform as he unloads an FGC-9 in the woods.
“I have a responsibility to make sure that everyone has the option to have a gun,” he said in a deep crackling electronically altered voice. “It’s up to them how they use it.”
Conspiracy theories sparked by Mr. Duygu’s death fueled the narrative of his state’s “tyranny,” with supporters vowing to create an FGC-9 in his memory, while reports of his death This weapon attracted international attention.
International law enforcement agency Interpol considers it to be the most popular 3D printed weapon in the world today, and it has inspired several adaptations. These include FGC-type weapons that were photographed being brandished by members of Real IRA splinter group Ogray na Heiryan at an Easter parade in Belfast in 2022.
Dr Basra said the guns were now “growing in popularity” and were spreading so quickly that the authorities needed to “reduce the prevalence of these designs and deal with people trying to make these guns in the UK. It is necessary to consider “concrete measures”.
Possession of an FGC-9 manual is currently being prosecuted as a terrorist offense in the UK, but to be successful prosecutors must demonstrate an ideological mindset unlikely to be possessed by a person possessing a manual for purely criminal purposes. need to.
Without it, those seeking to manufacture guns could only be prosecuted if they had already manufactured components that contravened the Firearms Act 1968.
The FGC-9 incident is an example of how traditional regulations have not kept up with modern technology. Plans and manuals are freely distributed online, and 3D printers, which use additive manufacturing processes to create 3D models, have made it possible to carry out production processes that once took place in factories at home.
In theory, this was a boon for those keen to develop prototypes that could improve our daily lives. However, it wasn’t long before people adapted this technology to more questionable purposes. The first 3D printed gun appeared in 2013. Dubbed the “Liberator,” the gun was the brainchild of American firearms activist Cody Wilson. Since then, countless models have been created. In 2021, a 3D printed weapons contest was held at a shooting range in Florida.
