Katharina Krüsselmann of ISGA, Martin van der Meij from Europol, and Richard Martens from EMPACT Firearms/Zeeland-West-Brabant Police discuss the current landscape and future threat of 3D-printed firearms, and reflect on their co-organised conference in May 2022.


You can find more information about the conference outcomes here: Printing insecurity: Tackling the threat of 3D printed guns in Europe | Europol (europa.eu)


See Ms. Krüsselmann's blog post on 3D-printed firearms here: https://www.leidensecurityandglobalaffairs.nl/articles/printed-danger-reflections-on-the-first-conference-on-3d-printed-firearms


For more information on EMPACT Firearms, see here: EU Policy Cycle - EMPACT | Europol (europa.eu)