From MIT Technology Review:
A decision from the US Department of Justice allows the online distribution of computer-designed gun models.
Looking back: Cody Wilson created and fired the https://technologyreview.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=47c1a9cec9749a8f8cbc83e78&id=668b74b668&e=cb5406d9c2" rel="nofollow - first fully 3-D printed gun
in 2013. The gun’s design files were downloaded hundreds of thousands
of times in a few days. Then the State Department told him to take the
files down.
The news: In 2015, Wilson https://technologyreview.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=47c1a9cec9749a8f8cbc83e78&id=6d4727ee01&e=cb5406d9c2" rel="nofollow - filed a lawsuit
which claimed that by stopping him from uploading his 3-D-printable
model, the State Department violated his right to bear arms (2nd
Amendment) and to freely share information (1st Amendment). In a
settlement just reached with the Department of Justice, Wilson
essentially won. Digital weapons files can now be legally distributed on
the web.
But... Makers will need to have a knowledge of gun mechanics, 3-D printing, and other manufacturing technologies. While Wilson has https://technologyreview.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=47c1a9cec9749a8f8cbc83e78&id=3872d69dae&e=cb5406d9c2" rel="nofollow - lowered some barriers
to creating undocumented weapons, home-based setups will have to
advance mightily before your neighbor will be able to make an arsenal of
AR-15s.
Details of the http://https://www.saf.org/doj-saf-reach-settlement-in-defense-distributed-lawsuit/" rel="nofollow - Second Amendment Foundation announcement are interesting. I may need to start supporting SAF.
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