The FGC-9 is a 9x19mm pistol caliber carbine that is mostly 3D-printed and designed to be easily made by the average person that lives in places that restrict firearms severely, such as Europe.
During my talk, I will go over what motivated me to design this firearm, how this process went and how the internet and the novel technology of affordable 3D printing enabled me to do all that. To give you a better understanding of why the FGC-9 is a significant thing in the context of circumventing firearms restrictions. I will shortly go over what is actually needed to make a firearm work reliably and how the FGC-9 addresses the restrictions that are put in place by gun laws that are regulating pressure-bearing parts. To put the FGC-9 into a historical context previous attempts at putting DIY gun designs out in the world will be presented. The various features and functionality of the FGC-9 as well as the upcoming second version, the FGC-9 MkII will be presented to show you what is possible with the current DIY /3D-printing technology. Surrounding the actual firearm design there are things that need to be taken into consideration to enable people to safely and easily follow the steps to successfully build the FGC-9. The lessons learned by me while designing the FGC-9 will be mentioned and what this development means for the average citizen out in the world. Finally, I will leave you with some promising future developments that are on the horizon.