Man jailed after using a 3D printer to make handgun
The handgun was described as being a 'viable firearm'.
A man has been jailed for more than five years for manufacturing a firearm.
Jordan Brown, 25, used parts from a 3D printer and other materials to build the handgun which was found to be a viable firearm.
It was discovered when Lancashire Police officers carried out a firearms warrant at Brown’s home in Thornton Cleveleys, in June this year.
The firearm was wrapped in a t-shirt in a wardrobe in Brown’s bedroom.
Ammunition was found inside the firearm when it was being made safe by armed response officers at the house.
Two 3D printers were found during the search – one in the kitchen and the other in an outbuilding in the back garden.
Brown, of Devonshire Avenue, Thornton Cleveleys, was sentenced to five years and two months in prison when he appeared at Preston Crown Court on Friday (22nd November).
He had pleaded guilty to manufacturing and possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Det Sgt Vicki Speak of Lancashire Police, said: “We welcome the sentence imposed on Jordan Brown for manufacturing the firearm.
“The weapon was tested and found to be viable.
“Despite being manufactured with parts from a 3D printer, the harm which the weapon could cause was catastrophic.
“Lancashire Police will not tolerate the manufacturing and possession of any kind of weapons.” First for all the latest news from across the UK every hour on Hits Radio on DAB, at hitsradio.co.uk and on the Rayo app.