Activists Want to Block
Blueprints for 3D-Printed Guns A settlement by the Trump administration is set to allow free downloads of the data files beginning in August. Gun Control Advocacy Groups, via 'The Guardian' At the center of this issue is Cody Wilson, a former University of Texas law student and self-described “post-left crypto-anarchist." In 2013, Wilson uploaded blueprints for a 3D handgun called "the Liberator" to the internet. The U.S. state department ordered Wilson to take down the files and a five-year legal battle ensued. The battle ended this year when the Trump administration settled the lawsuit in favor of Wilson. Since uploading files for "the Liberator," Wilson's non-profit, Defense Distributed, has amassed what he calls a "trove" of 3D blueprints for guns. The "trove" includes blueprints
for parts that could be used
to make AR-15 style rifles. The 3D blueprints give rise to the possibility to create weapons that are untraceable and unregistered. Gun control advocates say public access to the 3D files potentially violates federal law. Letter to federal judge Robert Pitman, via 'The Guardian'
