Portsmouth man jailed for 3D-printed weapon and terror offences

PORTSMOUTH MAN JAILED FOR 3D-PRINTED WEAPON AND TERROR OFFENCES

A 20-year-old man identified as Jack Robinson has been sentenced at Winchester Crown Court to six years and six months imprisonment for attempting to manufacture a semi-automatic pistol using a 3D printer, possessing documents that could aid in acts of terrorism, and making and possessing indecent images of children.

Robinson's actions included purchasing a 3D printer shortly after his 18th birthday, which he used to print parts for an FGC 9 MK 2, a semi-automatic pistol.

Prosecutor Naomi Parsons highlighted that he had a guide on gun-making and ammunition, and had saved files on how to make explosives and IEDs in a folder titled 'interesting reading.' The court also learned that police seized multiple items from his home, including a 3D printer, laptops, and over 400 documents related to explosives, along with over 800 indecent images of children.

Mrs Justice McGowan described Robinson as 'a danger to the public' due to his profound racist and anti-Semitic interests, which began when he was 17, with online conversations expressing hatred for Jews and denial of the Holocaust.

Robinson adopted usernames like 'kill Jews' and purchased a copy of Mein Kampf.

His defense claimed he intended only to test the weapon and that he was a keen observer of the content he viewed online, rather than an active participant.

Robinson was sentenced to seven years on the sex offenders register and given an extended license period of three years.