3D-printed guns might be inevitable. But are they a practical weapon of choice for criminals? (VIDEO)

If gun rights activist Cody Wilson gets his way in his legal battle, soon anybody – including convicted felons and the mentally ill – with a few raw materials and access to an industrial 3D printer could build a plastic firearm, gun control advocates say.

But will people, particularly a criminal or someone else intent on carrying out violence, bother to make the effort?

Tech experts and stakeholders in the gun control debate are divided on whether the emergence of 3D-printed plastic guns presents an immediate safety threat to U.S communities.