A man has been jailed after using a 3D printer to manufacture a firearm.
Jordan Brown, 25, used parts from the printer and other materials to build the handgun which police said was found to be a "viable firearm."
It was discovered when officers from Lancashire Police carried out a firearms warrant at Brown's home in Thornton Cleveleys in June.
The firearm was found wrapped in a t-shirt inside a wardrobe in Brown's bedroom.
Ammunition was found inside the firearm when it was being made safe by armed response officers at the house.
Two 3D printers were found during the search - one in the kitchen and one in an outbuilding in the back garden.
Brown, of Devonshire Avenue, was sentenced to five years and two months in prison when he appeared at Preston Crown Court on Friday (November 22).
He pleaded guilty to manufacturing and possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Det Sgt Vicki Speak of Lancashire Police said: “We welcome the sentence imposed on Jordan Brown for manufacturing the firearm.
“The weapon was tested and found to be viable.
“Despite being manufactured with parts from a 3D printer, the harm which the weapon could cause was catastrophic.
“Lancashire Police will not tolerate the manufacturing and possession of any kind of weapons.”
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