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A Texas man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison
Wednesday after being found with a gun, partially made from a 3-
D printer, and a "hit list" of U.S. lawmakers, prosecutors said.

Eric Gerard McGinnis, 43, was arrested in July 2017 after firing
three shots in a wooded area north of Dallas with an AR-15-style
rifle, which he had partially made using the advanced
technology. At the time, he was under a court order prohibiting
him from possessing any firearms, which was put into place after
a violent altercation with his girlfriend, the New York Times
reports.

McGinnis was charged with possession of an unregistered firearm
and possession of ammunition by a prohibited person, and was
later convicted by a jury of both charges.

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McGinnis' case turned more bizarre when prosecutors revealed
that he created a list titled "9/11/2011 list of American
Terrorists," which contained the names and addresses of a number
of prominent Democratic and Republican lawmakers. Police
discovered the list in his backpack when they arrested him for
firing the three shots in Dallas, at which time he claimed to
work for the C.I.A. Officials have decided against revealing the
names of the lawmakers on the list.

McGinnis was reportedly inspired by the shooting a month before
his arrest, in Alexandria, Virginia, which left House
Representative Steve Scalise gravely injured and several other
lawmakers hurt. The gunman, James. T. Hodgkinson, opened fire on
the Republican congressional baseball team in an apparent
response to President Trump's election.

McGinnis' choice to use a 3-D printer appeared to be a direct
attempt to circumvent the court order prohibiting him from
buying an actual weapon. He used the printer to create a working
"lower receiver" for the rifle, which is the gun's firing
mechanism. He then obtained the gun's other parts, including a
barrel, stock and grip, through other means.

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“I didn’t buy a gun, I built the gun,” Mr. McGinnis reportedly
told family members in a recorded phone call “I printed a lower,
and I built it — installed the trigger and did all that stuff.”

United States Attorney Erin Nealy Cox said McGinnis' arrest
should serve as a warning.

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“When he realized he couldn’t legally purchase a firearm, Eric
McGinnis circumvented our gun laws by 3-D printing his weapon,
eliminating the need for a background check,” she said in a
statement. “This case should send a message to prohibited
persons contemplating acquiring guns by any method.”

https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-man-sentenced-to-eight-years-in- prison-for-possession-of-3-d-printed-gun-hit-list-of-u-s-
lawmakers
 

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