SECURITYJul 7 · 11:00 UTCTHE VERGEMack DeGeurin

Are you ready for what it takes to stop ghost guns?

Andrew Scott Hastings used a 3D printer to create firearm lower receivers and machine gun switches, which federal prosecutors allege were intended for al-Qaida operatives. ATF agents later arrested two men in Colorado Springs for producing illegal machine gun components using 3D printers.

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