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>> Crime gangs sell >> Far-right radicals 3D printed weapons also make firearms

- NICK SOMMERLAD 

DEADLY 3D printed weapons are being traded between gangs, posing a new threat on streets, the National Crime Agency warned. 

It comes as the head of MI5 said far- right extremists are increasingly trying to obtain guns or make their own.

Last month, the Met raided a makeshift 3D printed arms factory in North West London in one of the “largest seizures” of parts for these firearms.

Hybrid guns like the semi-automatic FGC9 can be made in days combining 3D printed components with metal parts that can be smuggled into the UK or sourced from hardware shops.

One producer in Florida sells metal parts as “windchime” sets to avoid detection for online orders.

Christian Ashwell, head of firearms

threat at the NCA, said: “We are seeing the emergence of viable 3D weapons appear in the UK and across Europe, including the sharing of designs online.

“With international partners, while it is still rare, we are seeing hybrid 3D weapons appear in criminal markets.