defense distributed
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New York Bill Would Require a Criminal Background Check to Buy a 3D Printer
New York residents eyeing a new 3D printer may soon have to submit a criminal background check if a newly proposed state bill becomes law. The recently introduced legislation, authored by state senator Jenifer Rajkumar, aims to snub out an increasingly popular loophole where convicted felons who would otherwise be prohibited from legally buying a…
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3D-Printed Gun Activist Cody Wilson Resigns From Defence Distributed After Sexual Assault Charges
Cody Wilson, the sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in Texas.
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It’s Becoming Frightfully Easy To Make Untraceable Guns At Home
Have a look at the gun above. It’s an M1911 pistol, the standard issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces for nearly a century. The semi-automatic weapon can hold up to 11 rounds and fire as fast as one can pull the trigger. And that specific gun above, it was made with a machine…
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Kim Dotcom Took 3D Printed Gun Plans Off Mega
In a statement to TechCrunch that was conspicuously devoid of live-tweeting, helicopter chases or any underwater components, Kim Dotcom announced that he has instructed the Mega staff to delete any public copies of the blueprints for this week’s fully 3D-printable gun.