Molly Prince | Reporter
- A recent Department of Justice settlement allows for the publication of firearm blueprints
- Senate Democrats are outraged and urging DOJ and State Department intervention
- Gun control claims about so-called “ghost guns” are misleading
Senate Democrats are expressing outrage over a settled lawsuit allowing Americans access to detailed firearms blueprints, which will enable a roadmap to designs that can be recreated with a 3-D printer at home.
The lawsuit was brought about after Cody Wilson, founder of the nonprofit digital publishing firm Defense Distributed, sued[2] the U.S. Department of State for infringing on his First Amendment rights.
Defense Distributed published the blueprints for the Liberator, a plastic single-shot pistol, in 2013. The blueprint was downloaded more than 100,000 times before the State Department demanded its removal, citing violation of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
The Department of Justice settled the lawsuit, which was finalized in June, permitting Americans the ability to “access, discuss, use, reproduce or otherwise benefit from
