The saga of the 3D-printed gun continued today – and this time it was the federal government firing a shot across the bow. After Defense Distributed released plans for a working 3D-printed gun last weekend, the US State Department demanded that the group remove the 3D-printed gun schematics from its website, citing possible arms-trafficking violations. The blueprints for the Liberator pistol were downloaded more 100,000 times in only a few days, which clearly made a few people in Washington uneasy.
The State Department’s response comes as no surprise, as politicians were making moves to outlaw 3D printed guns just hours after the files were made available online. This isn’t the first time creator and self-described “crypto-anarchist” Cody Wilson has been met with opposition to his project. In case you haven’t been keeping up with the develops, here’s a quick rundown to get you up to speed:
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