A real threat to public safety | Authorities worry about illegal 3D-printed guns
3D printers can make toys, tools, even artificial limbs for those in need. But there are now concerns about more nefarious items like illegal 3D-printed guns. Author: Laura Geller, Becca Knier (WUSA 9) Published: 10:31 AM EDT May 13, 2021 Updated: 10:31 AM EDT May 13, 2021
WASHINGTON Inside a small apartment last year in West Virginia, prosecutors said Timothy John Watson operated an online retailer named Portable Wall Hanger. But they say it was just a front, and Watson was actually selling machine gun conversion devices, which allow rifles to fire multiple
shots with just one press of the trigger.
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Based on the information before the court, I find that the defendant should not be transferred to a (federal) facility because the Government has failed to demonstrate that it is impractical for the required psychiatric or psychological evaluation to be performed while the defendant is detained locally, U.S. Magistrate Judge Pamela Meade Sargent wrote. Furthermore, the defense persuasively has argued that a transfer of the defendant to a BOP facility, at this time, would unnecessarily put at risk both his mental and physical health.
It s up to the government to identify the expert and ensure the exam takes place, the magistrate wrote.