endai Muswere, a London student, is the first person in the UK to be convicted for 3D printing a gun
 

Tendai Muswere, a London student, is the first person in the UK to be convicted for 3D printing a gun capable of firing a lethal shot.

Tendai Muswere, a 26-year-old student living in London, has pleaded guilty to manufacturing a gun using a 3D printer. He is the first person in the UK to be convicted of such a charge.

The 3D printed weapon is capable of firing a lethal shot, yet he claimed he was not aware that the 3D print was capable of firing.

Acting DS Jonathan Roberts, who led the investigation, said: “Muswere claimed that he was printing the firearms for a ‘dystopian’ university film project but he has not explained why he included the component parts necessary to make a lethal barrelled weapon. We know that Muswere was planning to line the printed firearms with steel tubes in order to make a barrel capable of firing.”