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Online gun plans and models are OK

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Topic: Online gun plans and models are OK
Posted By: alabamatoy
Subject: Online gun plans and models are OK
Date Posted: 11 July 2018 at 7:56am
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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