A device that can create untraceable "ghost guns" is completely legal in the US and has sold out within hours.
Libertarian non-profit group Defense Distributed unveiled the Ghost Gunner on Wednesday - a computer-controlled milling machine which lets people make a key component for the AR-15 rifle.
Creating the aluminium body at home requires no expertise or regulation, and crucially means there is no serial number on the gun.
This means that there are no state records of who owns each gun.
The AR-15 was used in the Sandy Hook shooting which left 28 people dead, 20 of them children at a Connecticut school.
The original plan was to sell just 110 of the $1,200 (£750) devices before cutting off orders, but more than 200 of the cube-shaped machines have been bought in 24 hours.
Cody Wilson, from the manufacturer, told Wired magazine: "People want the battle rifle and the comfort of replicability, and the privacy component."
Blocks of aluminium which need holes and cavities milled out to create a gun are available online, which can then be placed into the miller for their finishing touches.
Taking advantage of this loophole is perfectly legal. Under US law the aluminium section is the only part of a gun that is legally considered a firearm.
Manufacturing guns at home is not new, but the process makes it quicker and more efficient.
California state senator Kevin de Leon is currently trying to pass a law to require self-made guns to contain permanent pieces of metal, registered with the Department of Justice with a serial number and gun owner background check.
This would negate any privacy benefit of creating a gun at home.
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