Federal Judge Blocks Release of Information on 3D Printed Guns

On July 12, 2018 I wrote that the Government Will Allow Defense Distributed to Distribute Gun-Making Software.  That has now changed...

A federal judge in Seattle issued a temporary restraining order late Tuesday (July 31, 2018) to stop the release of downloadable blueprints and instructions on how to build an untraceable and undetectable plastic firearm using a 3D-printer. (ABC News, July 31, 2018)
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Building a firearm at home is not difficult. There are a number of web-sites and videos that show anyone with basic skills how to do so.

WORLD'S SIMPLEST HANDGUN?

https://www.full30.com/video/24c60f11a6a7df2a5b9d158280d7965b

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyp9YPlaoow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk3VuDiKwH8


You can even buy a kit to assemble a DIY Survival 410 Shotgun from pieces of pipe.

The blocking of the release of the 3D firearm instructions seems to be little more than political maneuvering and rants about President Trump. The government should never be able to censor information from being available to the American people.