McGinnis Sentenced to 8 Years for 3D printed SBR

[A_C Guy]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47243007

A Dallas man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after he was found with a partially 3D-printed rifle and a hit list of US lawmakers.
Eric McGinnis was prohibited from possessing firearms for two years after he attacked his girlfriend in 2015.
McGinnis attempted to buy a gun in 2016 but failed the background check - so he instead purchased gun parts and a 3D printer to assemble his own weapon.
He was arrested in 2017 after police heard him fire shots in the woods.
McGinnis, now 43, had little more than a month left on his two-year domestic abuse firearm ban when police arrested him with the partially printed AR-15 rifle near Dallas, Texas, the US Attorney's office said in a statement on Wednesday.

Idiot only had a few weeks left on his DV ban when he was arrested.

[smithers599]

If only 3D printed firearms were illegal, this guy would turn into a model citizen, and would not be interested in hurting his girlfriend or lawmakers.

Damn NRA.

[curtmini14]

you cant fix stupid.

[shooter444]

He was arrested in 2017 after police heard him fire shots in the woods.

Tried to use link to investigate further, but it won't work for me,.... I am very interested in finding out how the "police heard him fire shots in the woods.",... just wondering.

[Steve_In_29]

"Partially printed"??

Wouldn't that NOT be a gun at that point?

[smithers599]

"Partially printed"??

Wouldn't that NOT be a gun at that point?

I interpret that to mean that one part of the gun -- the receiver (upper, lower, or both) -- was printed, and the other parts -- the barrel, trigger, etc. -- were not printed.

[A_C Guy]

Fixed the link

[A_C Guy]

"Partially printed"??

Wouldn't that NOT be a gun at that point?

From the article:

"When he realised he couldn't legally purchase a firearm, Eric McGinnis circumvented our gun laws by 3D-printing his weapon, eliminating the need for a background check," said US Attorney Erin Nealy Cox.
The lower receiver, a part that essentially holds the gun together and the part McGinnis admitted to printing, is considered a firearm under US law, but only if it is complete.
An 80% complete lower requires minimal effort to mill into a finished lower, but it is not considered a firearm. This finished lower can be tailored to build different guns, including AR-15s, full-sized rifles or pistols.

Apparently, you can buy the trigger, barrel, and other parts without a background check. Just print the lower, perform the final machining and fitting, then you have a working firearm.

[Steve_In_29]

"Partially printed"??

Wouldn't that NOT be a gun at that point?

I interpret that to mean that one part of the gun -- the receiver (upper, lower, or both) -- was printed, and the other parts -- the barrel, trigger, etc. -- were not printed.

Now that the link works I agree. He had a rifle made partially by 3d printing (as in the lower probably) as opposed to a partially printed rifle (as in the item wasn't finished being printed).

[knockonit]

can't figure out why any one would give a shiat about this waste of flesh

[A_C Guy]

Not so much about McGinnis, but the fact that the government sentenced him to 8 years because he made his lower on a 3D printer. They are using him as the poster child for people that have made gun parts and are going to be prosecuted.

[knockonit]

it was a multitude of things that got him where he is, not just the 3d, if you believe all that is written by the supposed news folks, well.......................................jmo

[TURRICAN]

Prohibited person + lower receiver = Prison
The fact that he printed it just shows he was trying to circumvent the law in their eyes.
In this case though it appears like that could be the truth.
Why he couldn’t just wait a couple months could mean he was planning something that couldn’t waitbut it could just as easily mean he’s just an idiot

[XJThrottle]

This doesn't really have anything to do with the lower being printed. He wasn't allowed to posses firearms, and her got caught with one. He circumvented the law by printing it, but he could've just as easily bought one from the trunk of a car if were that set on it.

[shooter444]

This doesn't really have anything to do with the lower being printed. He wasn't allowed to posses firearms, and her got caught with one. He circumvented the law by printing it, but he could've just as easily bought one from the trunk of a car if were that set on it.

This ^