From 2014.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/yvqe4j/3d-gun-arrest-japan-245
"Yesterday, a Japanese man was sentenced to two years in prison for manufacturing 3D-printed guns. Yoshitomo Imura, a 28-year-old from Kawasaki, was arrested in May after posting a video of himself assembling his very illegal firearm to YouTube, which probably wasn’t the best idea on his part.
The right to bear DIY weaponry is still a contentious issue in most of the world. But if guns are illegal in your country—as they mostly are in Japan—then it makes sense that the law isn’t suddenly going to side with you when you decide to have a crack at making one in your garage. Imura appears to be the first person in the world to receive a prison sentence for making 3D-printed guns.
Cops all over the world have been on the lookout for such weapons. British police seized what they believed to be gun components last year before it was revealed that the items were actually probably just parts for the printer itself, leaving the internet to make plenty of jokes at the officers’ expense. Under UK law, buying, owning, or creating a 3D-printed gun could land you up to a decade behind bars, so it’s not a topic to be taken too lightly."
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/yvqe4j/3d-gun-arrest-japan-245
"Yesterday, a Japanese man was sentenced to two years in prison for manufacturing 3D-printed guns. Yoshitomo Imura, a 28-year-old from Kawasaki, was arrested in May after posting a video of himself assembling his very illegal firearm to YouTube, which probably wasn’t the best idea on his part.
The right to bear DIY weaponry is still a contentious issue in most of the world. But if guns are illegal in your country—as they mostly are in Japan—then it makes sense that the law isn’t suddenly going to side with you when you decide to have a crack at making one in your garage. Imura appears to be the first person in the world to receive a prison sentence for making 3D-printed guns.
Cops all over the world have been on the lookout for such weapons. British police seized what they believed to be gun components last year before it was revealed that the items were actually probably just parts for the printer itself, leaving the internet to make plenty of jokes at the officers’ expense. Under UK law, buying, owning, or creating a 3D-printed gun could land you up to a decade behind bars, so it’s not a topic to be taken too lightly."