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The ability for citizens to print firearms at home

 

 

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More than 1,000 people have already downloaded plans to 3-D print an AR-15

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2 minutes ago, Spartan said:

its banned now..

Attorneys general from eight states and Washington, D.C., are suing the State Department in an effort to prevent a Texas-based company from publishing downloadable blueprints for 3D-printed plastic guns, just days before the designs are set to go online.

The lawsuit, announced Monday by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson (D), asks a federal judge to halt a June settlement between the Trump administration and digital firearms nonprofit Defense Distributed. The agreement allowed the company to publicly distribute schematics for handguns and rifles including the AR-15, which it says it plans to begin doing on Aug. 1.

In a tweet Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he was “looking into” the issue of 3D-printed guns, and had already spoken with the National Rifle Association.

I am looking into 3-D Plastic Guns being sold to the public. Already spoke to NRA, doesn’t seem to make much sense!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2018
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Company agrees to block 3D-downloadable guns in Pennsylvania

Plans for 3D-printed guns can be legally posted online. 

The government reached an agreement with a gun-rights activist that will allow the plans to be posted as of August 1st.

Back in 2013, a man named Cody Wilson posted plans for a 3D printable gun. 

The government ordered him to remove it, arguing that the plans could violate international traffic in arms regulations. 

Wilson complied, but sued the federal government in 2015. 

Now, Wilson will be able to re-post schematics for what he calls "The Liberator," a gun made almost entirely out of ABS plastic, the same material used to make Lego bricks. 

The company promised to release the instructions on August 1st but began distributing gun files Friday, July 27. 

By Sunday, 1,000 people had downloaded 3D plans for AR-15 semi-automatic assault rifles. 

Meanwhile, after an emergency hearing Sunday night in Philadelphia, state officials say they've stopped Defense Distributed from making the 3D downloadable guns internet accessible in Pennsylvania and from uploading new files. 

Attorney General Josh Shapiro says he, Governor Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania State Police sued the company before the formal rollout of the program that will be on Wednesday. 

 

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