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1. Story is from October 2012. Cody R. Wilson has since gotten an FFL permit to manufacture arms.

Mon Mar 25, 2013, 01:00 PM

Mar 2013

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Link to March 17, 2013 story:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/03/3d-printed-gunmaker-now-has-federal-firearms-license-to-manufacture-deal-guns/

Picture of the license:

I have no idea if he's gotten back the printer or gotten a different one.

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Stratasys seizes (revokes lease) 3D printer from man who tried to make gun [View all] The Straight Story Mar 2013 OP

Cool, thanks for the update (nt) The Straight Story Mar 2013 #2

Time to make it a felony to download 3D printer blueprints for weapons... Generation_Why Mar 2013 #3

Hell, lets make everything a felony! NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #4

Except manufacturing firearms yourself isn't illegal sir pball Mar 2013 #6

This entire situation was to prove a point... Earth_First Mar 2013 #7

You *really* think this genie is going back into the bottle? (nt) Recursion Mar 2013 #8

I'm not arguing with what Stratasys did at all sir pball Mar 2013 #9

You're not familiar with the DMCA, are you? (nt) Recursion Mar 2013 #10

Quite, actually. sir pball Mar 2013 #11

See my post above. The man now has a permit to manufacture. NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #13