"Gun Control was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Swalwell signed it. And Swalwell's name was good upon 'Change for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Gun Control was as dead as a doornail."

The notion of 3D printed guns has been considered almost mythical in the mind of the public; that is mostly due to the (very limited) hype around the Liberator single-shot pistol. However, the introduction of the Liberator was more than five years ago. Knowing how quickly technology adapts, the interested parties should have known that things would have advanced a great deal in the intervening period. Still, most are unaware of how far things have come in the field of homemade firearms.

This year, the 9mm Menendez Magazine's files went live (the name being a thumb in the eye to a gun-grabbing and (probable) child-fucking Senator of New Jersey). According to the creator and others, the plastic components hold up for about 500 rounds. In addition, an extended 30-round Extendez version design was released. Within the past couple weeks, a shorter than standard round version was tested with a legal auto-pistol and it feeds like a champ, a testament to the overall quality of the design of this family of DIY magazines. But the developers have not been working on magazines alone.

Released on the 9th of May this year was a Tec 9/AB10 frame suitable for thousands of rounds. Numerous smaller pistols have been fully developed and released. And as of now, the Crown Jewel of the project, the FGC9, is approaching its own release date. It even has accessories.

And as for updates to the dinky Liberator? It's suppressed now.