Federal judge blocks publication of 3-D printed gun blueprints
Cody Wilson, director of Defense Distributed, sits in his library behind the company’s factory in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 5. Cody Wilson, director of Defense Distributed, sits in his library behind the company’s factory in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 5. Photo: Photo For The Washington Post By Tamir Kalifa A federal judge on Monday blocked the release of blueprints for 3-D printed firearms online, ruling in favor of more than a dozen attorneys general who argued their publication increases the threat of gun violence across the country. The Seattle court order effectively criminalized publication of the gun design files, banning Texas-based company Defense Distributed from posting them on the Internet. The decision presents a new hurdle in the company’s fight to make weapon-design files publicly available, a case that has sparked a national conversation about the implications of untraceable plastic weapons and constitutional rights. Judge Robert Lasnik of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington cited risks to public safety in granting the injunction. Recommended Video: Now Playing: A federal judge in Seattle has issued a temporary restraining order to stop the release of blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns. Eight Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block the federal Media: Fox5 He wrote that the attorneys general for 19 states and the District of Columbia who filed the lawsuit have "a legitimate fear that adding undetectable and untraceable guns to the arsenal of weaponry already available will likely increase […]
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