DOJ, Second Amendment Foundation Reach Settlement In Defense Distributed Lawsuit

[Justin]

I wouldn't be so sure that it wasn't at least a factor, judging from his mugshot a few years ago, which can be seen at the following link.

https://talesfromthenuclearage.wordp...-scout-part-4/

Radiation or meth?

[RblDiver]

In terms of the Wired article, it was interesting to learn about that guy, but boy their slant was blatantly obvious.

[Justin]

Wired has been freaking out about 3D printed guns and Cody Wilson for the better part of five or six years now.

No surprise, given that they're owned by Conde Nast, a legacy media company that has no love for the 2nd.

[68Charger]

Yeah, I've been following Cody Wilson for a while (not in a creepy stalker way)...

And Wired seems to think he's the inventor of Skynet or something like that...

[Justin]

Yeah, their bias is quite clear.

Frankly, between the annoying political articles and the fact that the rest of Wired reads like an issue of Skymall for people who think they're a techie because they have a Gmail account, I gave up on them long ago.

Anything Conde Nast runs nowadays just completely sucks; this includes all of their print publications as well as Reddit and Ars Technica.

[BushMasterBoy]

Probably a bad idea to cremate that guy. Just bury in a lead lined coffin.

[RblDiver]

So, I'm not sure if we ever had a thread about the states suing to stop this guy (done after the settlement had been reached with the DOJ), but yeah, states tried to stop this guy. Apparently the judge put an injunction in place banning online distribution or somesuch. However, per DD, "The court permitted the email, mail, sale and other transfers of the files," so he put them up on the web for sale. It has a suggested price of $10, but you can pay just a penny and still get the files.

Moreover, if you live in certain states, he forbids the sale, with a great message, "Oops, you're behind the blue wall. Your masters say you can't be trusted with this information. Sorry, little lamb."

I like the stones of this guy! https://www.cnet.com/news/3d-printed...s-court-order/

[Gman]

Like the Liberator is a high capacity repeater or something...

It's still legal to make a firearm for personal use. Not sure I'd want to use a plastic gun for any purpose other than the original Liberator. Something for close range use that can give you a chance to get a better gun from your oppressors.

[Eric P]

IIRC it is illegal to possess a firearm that cannot be detected in airports. Just a FYI. So as far as I can tell, the product is already illegal (unless like some designs, it incorporates a metal core) but the plan is not.

Firing pin enough to be detectable? Or bullets?

[SAnd]

IIRC it is illegal to possess a firearm that cannot be detected in airports. Just a FYI. So as far as I can tell, the product is already illegal (unless like some designs, it incorporates a metal core) but the plan is not.

From ATFE faq page
Is a firearm illegal if it is made of plastic?
It is unlawful for any person to produce a firearm as proscribed in 18 U.S.C. 922(p).
 "It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, import, sell, ship, deliver, possess, transfer, or receive any firearm—
(A) that, after removal of grips, stocks, and magazines, is not as detectable as the Security Exemplar, by walk-through metal detectors calibrated and operated to detect the Security Exemplar; or
(B) any major component of which, when subjected to inspection by the types of x-ray machines commonly used at airports, does not generate an image that accurately depicts the shape of the component. Barium sulfate or other compounds may be used in the fabrication of the component."
Last Reviewed September 23, 2016
https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/fire...t-made-plastic