3D Printed Firearm Seized Detectives from the Drug and Firearm Squad have charged an 18-year-old man with a number of firearm offences after a search warrant was executed at a home in Bayswater. On Friday 3 June 2022, detectives attended the home on Slade Street and located a fully-functioning 3D printed firearm, along with a 3D printer, suppressor, ammunition and a barrel manufacturing station. A number of gel blasters were also located during the search. It will be alleged the man manufactured

Australia’s gun laws are often called the gold standard for community safety, but almost 30 years on from the Port Arthur massacre that led to decisive reforms, there are more legal firearms in the country than ever before. Nour Haydar speaks with senior correspondent Sarah Martin and investigations reporter Ariel Bogle about why the number of guns in Australia is on the rise, the escalating threat of 3D-printed weaponry and why the gun lobby claims it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm contr