For decades, America's detectives have made breakthroughs in crime using gun traces. A homicide investigator typically uses ballistics and serial numbers of weapons checked via a vast network of gun ...

How easy has it become for someone to build a deadly, and untraceable weapon? With nothing more than a 3D printer and parts ordered online, WIRED Senior Writer Andy Greenberg remade the exact same gun ...

Once police released details on the arrest of the suspected shooter of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, internet sleuths identified the weapon used as a Chairmanwon V1, a version of a popular ...

Luigi Mangione, who was arrested Monday in connection with last week's fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, may have used a 3D printer to manufacture a "ghost gun" tied to the ...

After Martin Bryant killed 35 people and wounded 23 others at Port Arthur in 1996, Australia made fundamental changes to its ...

A certain weapon is under a national spotlight for its potential involvement in a high-profile murder. A suspect was recently arrested in the shooting death of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson.

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. You can always listen ...

Police investigating the shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024, have announced that the suspected assailant had used a 3D-printed gun. Several high-profile crimes in recent ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- The debate over 3D-printed firearms began in 2013 when Cody Wilson, the founder of Texas-based Defense Distributed, published downloadable designs for a 3D-printed firearm. His ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Author: Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro Police investigating ...

A report from the advocacy group Everytown For Gun Safety analyzed data from local police departments on nearly 350,000 guns used in crimes from 2020 to 2024, including where they came from.