NSW fanboy Sicen Sun faces jail over 3D-printed guns

A Sydney pop culture fan facing possible jail time for making replica guns with a 3D printer claims he had no idea his hobby could land him in such strife.

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Sci-fi fan 'used 3D printer to build guns' Source: Screen Capture: Channel 10

Sicen Sun, 28, was arrested in 2017 after he advertised one of his imitation weapons for sale for $1 million on a Facebook buy, swap and sell group.

He's since pleaded guilty to charges including possessing a digital blueprint for the manufacture of firearms, manufacturing a pistol without a licence permit, and possessing an unauthorised pistol.
3d gun
Gun safety advocates and law enforcement officials are appalled at 3D gun designs being online. Source: AAP
"With 2020 hindsight I just realise how silly, idiotic, stupid and naive my actions were," he told his NSW District Court sentence hearing on Monday.

"I could not even begin to contemplate that a hobby would land me in such strife."

Sun, who dresses up as pop culture characters and was previously described by a lawyer as "something of a fanboy", said he meant for the replica firearms to be used as costume props.

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By Helen Chen
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