Investigation of weapons made using 3D printer

We have successfully moved into the 2nd decade of a truly interesting and at the same time dangerous 21st century - the age of information technology. Recent years can be described as a period of intensive implementation of the achievements of human thought in everyday life. Science and technology are developing and improving daily, and what was new and unexplored just recently is now a relic of the past. And if we imagine that after a certain period of time, humanity will turn its gaze to such a new direction as 3D weapons, if it becomes accessible to everyone. Modern achievements of science and technology, such as 3D technologies, are likely to play a significant role in this. Today, this young field has already become widespread in foreign countries and has become quite promising in our country. Will such a weapon be able to shoot, damage, or even kill a person? If so, will it be possible to expose the perpetrator? We are sure that we will hear these and many other questions about 3D weapons more than once in the near future, but will we be able to answer them? The object of study in this article will be weapons made using a 3D printer. The patterns that appear in the manufacture of these weapons and the possibilities of manufacturing weapons using additive technologies will be considered and studied. To fully study this area of 3D printing, it is necessary to study the methods and technologies used in this area, as well as the materials directly used in these processes, identify the characteristic features of FDM printing, and establish their presence on a specific 3D model. Solving all of the above tasks may give us the opportunity to use this knowledge in the future to prevent and combat crime in this area, if it does manifest itself