00:00Homemade guns. Authorities say the threat is increasing because the firearms are untraceable
00:08and cheap.
00:09These weapons in the wrong hands cause untold harm to the community.
00:15They can be made using 3D printed technology and blueprints that can be found online. While
00:22other firearms are a hybrid using parts of pre-existing guns.
00:27Weapons that police have demonstrated include fully automatic weapons that can shoot 40
00:35rounds before needing to be reloaded.
00:383D printed guns have allegedly been used in high profile crimes overseas and here at home.
00:46Police say every state and territory has seen a rise in illegal manufacturing using 3D printing.
00:53Border Force seized 828 firearms across the country in 2023-24. Federal and state police
01:02believe homemade guns will soon overtake illicit weapon imports.
01:08So rather than people importing firearms from overseas we're now producing our own. So it
01:14really is an issue of significant concern.
01:19Unlike legal firearms, these weapons don't come with safety features, exposing frontline
01:25police to added dangers.
01:28I'm aware at the beginning of December there was a traffic intercept in Burpingerry where
01:32a privately manufactured firearm was located and during its seizure actually went off.
01:38It's illegal to make a 3D printed firearm in Australia and in Queensland, Tasmania and
01:44New South Wales it's an offence to possess a digital blueprint.
01:49A national taskforce has now turned its attention to homemade guns.
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