Access to 3-D Guns Blocked in PA

[DaveyC]

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pennsylvanians will not be able to download plans to make 3-D printable guns in August.

The company Defense Distributed recently settled with the federal government and announced that files for 3-D printable guns would be posted online starting in August. For a nominal fee, anyone can join Defense Distributed and gain access to the files without needing to provide proof of age, a valid gun license or a permit-to-carry number.

An emergency hearing in federal court in Philadelphia was held Sunday to block access to 3-D downloadable guns in Pennsylvania. Attorney General Josh Shapiro, Governor Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania State Police sued to block the company from distributing its 3-D gun designs in Pennsylvania.

According to a press release from the Office of Attorney General, the lawsuit says, “Defense Distributed has sought to bypass these established legal requirements to instantaneously deliver real, operational firearms to any Pennsylvanian with an internet connection and a 3D printer.”

Defense Distributed agreed to block Pennsylvania users from its site. It also agreed to not upload any new 3-D gun files online.

The company said in court that they began distributing gun files early and that 1,000 people had downloaded 3-D plans for AR-15s since Friday.

Shapiro says he, his legal team, the governor and state police will continue to seek a preliminary and permanent injunction against Defense Distributed’s plans to make its 3-D gun files available online.

https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018...-pennsylvania/

[streaker69]

Nothing that TOR can't overcome.

[raxar]

MOTHER FUCKER I'M GOING TO GO BUY A PIPE SHOTGUN TOMORROW JUST TO SAY "FUCK YOU" TO YOU SHIT STAINS.

[streaker69]

BTW, ever since that settlement was reached I've seen an increase in AR-15 parts on Thingiverse.

[thefirstndsecond]

Nothing that TOR can't overcome.

What is TOR?

Torrent?

[streaker69]

What is TOR?

Torrent?

The Onion Router, basically "anonymous" proxy servers. My only problem with them is, you don't know who's controlling the end points. It would be very easy for a government to control both sides of proxy and log all traffic in and out and correlate that to requests from your actual IP.

[Hodgie]

Might was well try and ban the internet and burn some books while they are at it.

[Delkal]

The company Defense Distributed recently settled with the federal government and announced that files for 3-D printable guns would be posted online starting in August. For a nominal fee, anyone can join Defense Distributed and gain access to the files without needing to provide proof of age, a valid gun license or a permit-to-carry number.

How nominal? Cheaper than an Airsoft lower? an 80% receiver? Or a $40 Anderson? The last two will not blow up either

The Onion Router, basically "anonymous" proxy servers. My only problem with them is, you don't know who's controlling the end points. It would be very easy for a government to control both sides of proxy and log all traffic in and out and correlate that to requests from your actual IP.

We all know who is controlling them. The onions main router sites are huge and cost hundreds of thousands per month. You really think the US government will develop an "anonymous" router and finance the nodes for free?

[Emptymag]

I thought there was just a court case that sided with allowing for distribution of 3D printing files for guns?

[Delkal]

I thought there was just a court case that sided with allowing for distribution of 3D printing files for guns?

Old news. Defense Distributed is just playing this for free publicity. These plans are already out there but no one cares. Who has a $100,000 METAL 3-d printer? Then use it to make a questionable strength lower.

Just buy a lower and have your name on the list with millions of others.