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Military Times By: J.D. Simkins 7/28/2018

When Cody Wilson first put blueprints online in 2013 containing instructions on how to 3D-print a plastic, untraceable firearm, gun enthusiasts responded by quickly downloading the how-to file over 100,000 times.

It didn’t take long before eyebrows were raised in the State Department, which then ordered Wilson to cease the distribution under the condition that he was violating federal export laws, as downloaded instructions began circulating outside of the United States. Wilson would have faced fines and jail time if he didn’t comply.

Wilson, and his Texas-based company, Defense Distributed, have been fighting the State Department ever since, and after a five-year lawsuit, the company won the right to upload instructions once again after a settlement by the Trump administration ruled in favor of the self-described “crypto-anarchist.”

Reversing a stance taken by the Obama administration, the ruling means that gun-manufacturing instructions can be purchased online by users who can then put the printing techniques to practice in the comfort of their own homes.

More: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/07/29/3d-printing-guns-in-your-home-a-texas-company-just-got-the-green-light-to-sell-instructions/