U.S. judge halts release of blueprints for 3-D printed guns

 

U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for travel to Atlanta from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S, April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday blocked the imminent release of blueprints for 3-D printed guns, hours before they were set to hit the internet, after several states sued to halt publication of designs to make weapons that security screening may not detect.

 

U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik in Seattle, Washington, said the blueprints' publication could cause irreparable harm to U.S. citizens. The decision blocked a settlement President Donald Trump's administration had reached with the Texas-based company, which planned to put files online on Wednesday.

 

Earlier on Tuesday, Trump raised concerns about the sale of plastic guns made with 3-D printers.

 

Eight states and the District of Columbia on Monday filed a lawsuit to fight a June settlement between the federal government and Defense Distributed allowing the Texas-based company to legally publish its designs.

 

Gun control proponents are concerned the weapons made from 3-D printers are untraceable, undetectable "ghost" firearms that pose a threat to global security. Some gun rights groups say the technology is expensive, the guns are unreliable and the threat is being overblown.

 

(Reporting by Susan Heavey and Susan Cornwell in Washington, DC, Steve Holland aboard Air Force One, Tina Bellon in New York and Jon Herskovitz in Austin, Texas; Writing by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by James Dalgleish and Phil Berlowitz)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-08-01

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

Earlier on Tuesday, Trump raised concerns about the sale of plastic guns made with 3-D printers.

He was so concerned he contacted the NRA...

 

“I am looking into 3-D Plastic Guns being sold to the public. Already spoke to NRA, doesn’t seem to make much sense!”

Edited July 31, 20187 yr by Bluespunk

50 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

He was so concerned he contacted the NRA...

 

“I am looking into 3-D Plastic Guns being sold to the public. Already spoke to NRA, doesn’t seem to make much sense!”

Since it took a judge to stop the madness it's obvious that the NRA instructed Trump to do nothing.

Can't see this stay holding as the Second Amendment has been continuously and broadly expanded in recent times. Maybe the printers need a waiting period or a license, God forbid.

 

And I'm sure the Founding Fathers would fully endorse the "printing" of firearms, right? Not much different than manufacturing your own Brown Bess knock-off in the backyard?

 

Finally, not seeing a huge deal here, when one can trot down to the gun shop, gun show or order on-line?

 

MAybe defeating WTMD is an issue, but assume the ammo can't be printed and would set those off?

The plans are already all over the place. This is only about admitting it and having them distributed more openly. Can't stop information.

pointless unless you can sensor the internet. like some one else said, America is flooded in guns so again so why what does it achieve? just political grandstanding. seems the left in America just like whipping themselves into a frenzy. 

Edited August 1, 20187 yr by guest879

Can’t imagine the firearms manufacturers would be happy about this?