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Defense Distributed et al v. United States Department of State et al

  1. March 16, 2023

    State Dept. Escapes 3D-Printed Gun Settlement Dispute

    The U.S. State Department will not have to face a Texas federal lawsuit alleging it failed to uphold its end of a 2018 settlement agreement enabling an open-source gun group to publish firearm blueprints, with a judge finding that some claims are barred by sovereign immunity.

  2. July 31, 2018

    Wash. Judge Blocks 3D Gun Blueprint Releases, For Now

    A Washington federal judge temporarily blocked the public dissemination of instructions for 3D printing guns on Tuesday, noting that the Trump administration appears to have made a "dramatic change" without following prescribed procedures and adding that the firearms could fall into the wrong hands.

  3. July 30, 2018

    States Sue To Block Federal 3D Gun Printing Settlement

    Eight states and Washington, D.C., sued the Trump administration in Washington federal court Monday, seeking to block a recent settlement allowing a defense firm to publicly post 3D printing plans for guns online, saying the deal would wrongly allow "dangerous criminals" to effectively access untraceable weapons.