3D guns: Man who used printer to make assault rifles jailed for five years

A man who used a 3D printer to manufacture assault rifles has been sentenced to five years in prison, in one of the first prosecutions of its kind in the UK.

David Biddell-Portman told police he had an interest in the mechanics of guns after they discovered two weapons in his bedroom wardrobe, following a tip-off from the National Crime Agency.

Sky's Lisa Dowd reports.

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