A coalition of attorneys general from eight states and the District of Columbia filed alawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday to stop a Texas-based company from publishing instructions for 3D-printed guns on its website.
Defense Distributed announced it plans to make 3D gun blueprints — including asingle-shot pistol called "The Liberator," an AR-15 lower receiver, and a complete Beretta M9 handgun — available on Aug. 1, after reaching a settlement with the federal government.
It was the conclusion of a five-year legal battle in which the Obama administration had argued that the Internet tutorials and manuals violated firearm export laws, while the company's owner, Cody Wilson alleged the State Department was violating his First Amendment right to free speech and Second Amendment right to bear arms.
The two sides reached an agreement in June but details of the settlement didn't emerge until mid-July. In addition to granting Wilson permission to publicly release the files online, the government also agreed "to pay nearly $40,000" in legal fees for Wilson, according to The New York Times.
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This is stupid, stupid, stupid. Anybody can make a useable firearm with readily available parts for $2 or less. We used to do it when I was a kid many years ago. Just google "zip gun". I double dare you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a waste of everyone's time. If it isn't on the open web, it'll be on the dark web.
ReplyDeleteI once made a gun with a rubber band and a ball bearing to ignite the cap.
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