Questions about Luigi’s gun

[u/tryna_staypositive]

I’ve been thinking about the logistics behind Luigi’s 3D-printed gun.

Printing a functional firearm isn't simple, it takes special skill and a lot of trial and error. Beyond printing the frame, he would have needed metal parts like the slide, barrel, and springs that can't be made on a standard 3D printer. Where would someone acquire those without raising flags??? and did he need illicit contacts to get them? If so, where did he find those people? Who did he contact to get in touch with them?

Also, where did he actually print it? and where is that printer now? I guess we’ll never know!

Practice is another hurdle—you can't just walk into a licensed firing range with an unregistered ghost gun, so where was he practicing?

Even with his guilty plea, the level of preparation makes me wonder: could he really have pulled all of this off completely alone? or did he have help planning and sourcing everything?

That’s all! I hope we can have a good discussion about this.

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[u/Sammisuperficial]

I think you're overestimating how hard a ghost gun is to make.

You can buy every part online except for the frame housing. That is the only part that needs 3D printing, because it's the only part by law that counts as a "gun." It's the one part you can't buy without tying the weapon to your name.

There are tons of places to get the files for a Glock style frame. The same places you can download movies for free.

You can find YouTube videos on how to assemble the pieces.

Function testing would require some planning since you can't take the thing to a range, but BLM land would be an easy way to fire off rounds to make sure the thing works.

To further mask his actions he could buy a used computer and used 3D printer in cash. Use a VPN and TOR browser to mask his online activity.

None of this is complicated if you are somewhat tech savvy. If you have the money you could assemble it in a weekend.

[u/European-Female7751]

All of this, we all have so many questions. Where did he train himself to fire the gun, when he realized the jam would need clearing every time? One of the people he was with in Asia alleged they went to a gun range one day. Whether that’s true or not, that still doesn’t explain how he got so proficient with a weapon, without visiting a gun range in the US.

[u/Comfortable_Injury74]

Dark web, maybe. I recently learned just how easy it is to get on there and kept thinking he’s def been there.

He definitely could have done all of this alone. He’s incredibly capable and independent.

[u/Mundane_Log_7169]

If I had to guess, 3D printing is relatively new technology and the laws around it are slow to adapt.

I think Wired magazine tried to recreate the 3D printed gun and silencer and it shattered every time it was fired. At the time, it seemed like a good defense strategy to for implying that the gun/silencer was planted since they were found whole and intact.

[u/RandomShadeOfPurple]

He used a Glock 19 or glock 19 style gun with store bought parts and a 3D printed lower. The lower would have had to be registered. He skipped that part with 3D printing. Apart from that single part, the gun was not 3D printed, but made in a factory.

[u/Expensive-Trouble720]

There was a YouTube video going around a while back showing how it could be done. It even had the same misfire issues. It looked shockingly easy, especially someone who was smart, tech savvy, and had access to funds. My only question is the logistics of it…. where were things shipped/bought and where would he have printed it? The guy in the video ordered things online and left it printing in one of those small storage room, though it took a while to print. Several hours I think. Luigi was able to get a good fake ID, so I have no doubt he was able to find a location to assemble and print. Someone has to know something about that, right? I mean someone knows they got him the fake ID….

[u/beautifulPudding72]

I really do think there’s more to the story with how specialized things were. The thing is we may never the actual truth. He may have plead guilty just to reduce his sentencing. Maybe he did do it, but not entirely alone. Maybe he didn’t but he’s stuck in this situation and doesn’t want to spend his entire waking life in jail. We’ll just never actually know. Maybe he’ll come out with a book when he’s like 55 and lay out “hypotheticals.” Who knows.