Australian Cosplayer Faces Prison for 3D Printed Replica Guns

[subsonic]

Australian Cosplayer Faces Prison for 3D Printed Replica Guns

The twist to this particular story is that 28-year-old Sichen Sun wasn’t planning to shoot anyone with his 3D printed guns – they were simply cosplay props. The guns that he created included replicas of a MA5C from the game Halo, which “does not replicate any real firearm in existence,” said Sun, and a P90 submachine gun used in Stargate as well as by US law enforcement. Again – replicas. That detail was irrelevant to the courts, however, as Sun became the first person in Australia to face sentencing for possessing a digital blueprint for a 3D printed firearm.

 

[Deplorable Me]

There goes my blue gun collection.

 

[Catskillkid]

Were they actually fireable? If not then this is a complete nonissue. Look out folks, this is what the Dems want here.

Oh and they look awesome too. Mad props bro!

 

[ArmedCorgi]

That was from August. I wonder what he ended up getting?

 

[ArmedCorgi]

Mad props bro!

Nice.

 

[Catskillkid]

Nice.

LOL...I didn't even realize the pun until you pointed it out. Oh wait, I mean...yes...yes I am that clever.

 

[ArmedCorgi]

LOL...I didn't even realize the pun until you pointed it out. Oh wait, I mean...yes...yes I am that clever.

Good job either way.

 

[thegatman]

If you 3D print a gun but live in the 5th dimension, is it legal?

 

[Bananabandit]

If you 3D print a gun but live in the 5th dimension, is it legal?

Only if its Tuesday and the weather is overcast

 

[ArmedCorgi]

Only if its Tuesday and the weather is overcast

Man, I hate overcast Tuesdays.

 

[Shadow2]

Well the country got what it asked for didn't it.

 

[BDinPutnam]

If you 3D print a gun but live in the 5th dimension, is it legal?

Provided you have a beautiful balloon it's all good.

 

[subsonic]

Were they actually fireable? If not then this is a complete nonissue. Look out folks, this is what the Dems want here.

None of them were fireable. The MA5C is fictional. And just possessing the digital files/blueprints was criminalized in Australia and this kid is their first scalp under this law.

Isn't Australia safe? It's next to impossible to get a pump-action shotgun there, if you're not a full-time farmer. And if you are a farmer, you can only own one. Some people have the idea that Australia just came for the handguns and the scary fully semi-automatic rifles.

No word on the outcome, it's early yet. He faces up to 14 years prison on each count.

 

[subsonic]

Found it reported in the Sidney Morning Herald, the article I quoted spelled his name differently.

Sicen Sun given 12-month suspended sentence for 3D-printing prop guns

A slap on the wrist, he only got a 12 month suspended sentence and a felony conviction.

Judge Wass said Sun's offending posed only a "very slight" risk to public safety, and the weapons he produced were among "the least dangerous" contemplated by legislation. "They were being used in fantasy role-play games," Judge Wass said.

What a mercy, Judge Wass.

 

[eris]

I wonder what the penalty is for using a mold instead of 3D printing to make the exact same prop? Oh, let me guess - that would be legal, because reasons.