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Ghost guns. Untraceable weapons manufactured in the home. They’ve been with us forever, but they’ve taken on a new menace in the age of 3D printers and digital distribution.
Here to walk us through the new phenomenon is Mark A Tallman. Tallman is an Assistant Professor of Homeland Security & Emergency Management at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. He’s also the author of Ghost Guns. Ghost Guns is an in depth, data driven, and dare I say nerdy deep dive into homemade weapons in the post-industrial age.
You can buy Ghost Guns here.
* Recorded on 8/25/20
* The second amendment
* Cody Wilson and his terrible gun
* Working on guns is like working on cars
* “Most gun nerds are low risk”
* Why ban the bump stock?
* Additive manufacturing and the DIY weapons of mass destruction
* Recycling plastics into weapons
* The security implications of the fourth industrial revolution
* Raytheon has 3D printed a missile
* The tech backlash
* The costs of compliance only hit the open sectors, but don’t halt illicit activity
* The rise of the surveillance state
image: lower receiver kits as part of a DIY project. photo via flickr.
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