The Hidden Fingerprints Inside 3D-Printed Ghost Guns

The hidden fingerprints inside 3D-printed ghost guns

Kirk Garrison, a forensics expert with the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department, has spent years working at the intersection of digital blueprints, heated plastic filaments, and real-life criminal...

Police link ghost guns to specific 3D printers using 'fingerprints' from printers — toolmarks left behind during printing can make ghost guns traceable

Kirk Garrison has identified toolmarks left behind on 3D-printed ghost gun pieces that can suggest what printer was used to print them.

The hidden fingerprints inside 3D-printed ghost guns - WorldNL Magazine

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. TL;DR: A small group of forensic researchers is challenging the belief that 3D-printed ghost guns – unserialized firearms built at home – are completely untraceable. Their work offers a glimmer of hope to investigators and lawmakers grappling with the growing threat of criminals using these weapons. Kirk Garrison, a forensics expert with the San Be…