For subscribers
Spiking the ghost gun: How Singapore can foil 3D-printed firearms
Extremists worldwide are eyeing 3D-printed guns. Singapore, however, has a secret weapon up its sleeve to tackle them.
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox
In countries like Singapore where components that can be used in firearms are tightly regulated, it would not be easy for a potential extremist to get hold of ammunition.
ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Gareth Tan
Follow topic:
In March, the Internal Security Department (ISD) issued a detention order under the Internal Security Act (ISA) on a 17-year-old Singaporean male who had become influenced by far-right extremist ideologies, and was actively preparing to conduct attacks
He was an associate of 18-year-old Nick Lee Xing Qiu, whom the ISD detained under the ISA in December 2024. The 17-year-old is the fourth young Singaporean to be dealt with under the ISA since December 2020 for subscribing to far-right extremist ideologies.
