Lethal Weapons: The Design of Guns

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Following the massacre of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School, DnA asked if measures to contain gun violence could keep apace with the design of ever more deadly weapons. Barbara…

Lethal-Weapons-bannerFollowing the massacre of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School, DnA asked if measures to contain gun violence could keep apace with the design of ever more deadly weapons. Barbara Eldredge, Tom Diaz, Larry Zanoff and Michael Guslick discuss why MOMA will not display firearms; how to contain a product whose goal is lethality, and whether it is possible to 3D-print a personal weapon.

Left: An AR-15 rifle made by Michael Guslick combines a 3D-printed “lower receiver” with commercially produced parts; it sits alongside a paintball gun used by Guslick for testing prototype parts.