Parkland father 3D prints sculpture of son to protest 3D-printed guns

BY MORGAN GSTALTER - 10/27/18 01:29 PM EDT



The father of a student killed during February's school shooting in Parkland, Fla., unveiled a life-size, 3D-printed sculpture of his son in Times Square this week to protest the legality of 3D-printed guns.

Manuel Oliver, whose son, Joaquin “Guac” Oliver, was one of 17 people killed inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine’s Day, dubbed the statue the world’s first “3D-printed activist,” ABC News reported Thursday.

The figure is dressed how Joaquin Oliver was dressed on the day he died and was personalized with accessories to depict his character, Now This News reported.

“Joaquin belongs to a new generation of dead kids and that generation of dead kids is growing and growing and growing every single day,” Oliver said.

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