Ghost Gunner can now produce handguns

By Andrew Shepperson

An M1911 handgun made with the Ghost Gunner milling machine. (Photo: Defense Distributed)
The 3-D printing experts at Defense Distributed have just announced a new software release that will allow their Ghost Gunner milling machine to now produce metal handguns.
Wired reported that the new software code will enable the Ghost Gunner, a one-foot-cubed tabletop milling machine, to now carve out untraceable M1911 aluminum handgun frames. Cody Wilson, the organization’s leader, said he plans on further upgrading the machine to produce Glocks and other handgun models.
The latest Ghost Gunner model, 1,000 of which have already been sold, can produce the handgun frame in about an hour. The frame is the only regulated handgun part in the U.S. All other parts can be ordered online, making it possible for people to produce their own private, untraceable handguns.
Three years ago, Wilson released the original Ghost Gunner, which was capable of carving out only AR-15 frames. He sees the new upgrade as a huge step forward.
“The whole cypherpunk attitude of total gun privacy is more coherent in this smaller package,” said Wilson. “Now you can have a private 1911 or a private Glock, and it’s at the level of automated manufacturing.”
While California has already outlawed possessing homemade firearms with no serial

Source: Guns.com