Ping pong balls, braided fibers, steel an PVC. Artist Michael Murphy of Milledgeville, GA want’s to get the conversation about gun control going. On display at the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) in Chattanooga TN until the end of June. “Guns are fetishized in the U.S.,” says Murphy, an artist and assistant professor of art and technology …
It was the State Department. The alleged offense, a possible export law violation: On Thursday, Defense Distributed founder Cody Wilson received a letter from the State Department Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance demanding that he take down the online blueprints for the 3D-printable “Liberator” handgun that his group released Monday, along with nine other …
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, today announced that it has reached an agreement with Reed Exhibitions to terminate the agreement the parties had for the management of the SHOT Show®. Accordingly, effective immediately, Reed Exhibitions will no longer be manager and producer of the SHOT Show. Reed …
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry, today praised U.S. Rep. John R. Carter (R-31, Texas) for his introduction of the bipartisan Secure Firearms Act. “The members of America’s firearms industry thank Rep. Carter for his leadership in offering a real bi-partisan solution that …
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (Credit: REUTERS/Tony Gentile) By Malathi Nayak, Reuters SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – In the midst of the bitter national debate on gun violence, gun manufacturers and videogame makers are delicately navigating one of the more peculiar relationships in American business. Violent “first-person shooter” games such as “Call of Duty” are the …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=drPz6n6UXQY (FOX NEWS) The world’s first 3D-printed handgun has been successfully fired in Texas, according to its creator Defense Distributed. All 16 parts of the controversial gun, called the Liberator, are made from a tough, heat-resistant plastic used in products such as musical instruments, kitchen appliances and vehicle bumper bars. Fifteen of those are …
