After eight states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits, a Federal judge in Seattle has temporarily stopped a company from releasing blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3-D-printed plastic guns. O-N-N’s Dave James …
The Texas-based company, Defense Distributed, had reached a settlement with the Federal Government in June to allow the blueprints to be available for download starting today. Cody Wilson, founder of Defense Distributed, told CBS news he has done nothing wrong.
In the meantime, Democrats in Congress are urging President Donald Trump to reverse the decision to let the company publish the plans. Trump said he’s “looking into” the idea, saying making 3-d plastic guns available to the public “doesn’t seem to make much sense!”
Ohio Attorney General Mike Dewine says, “Niether Ohio nor Federal Law prohibits law-abiding citizens from exercising their Second Amendment rights to make their own guns for personal use. However, Federal Law already outlaws the practice of making firearms to sell or distribute without a license. Therefore, Ohio will not be joining this litigation.
Bob Ferguson, Attorney General for the state of Washington, one of those filing a lawsuit to stop the information from being put on the internet says it’s a safety issue…
A 3-D Printer typically costs up to $3000, while regular guns can be bought legally, or through the black-market at 1/8th the price.
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