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11. Wilson claims he's acting in accordance with ruling.
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 01:56 PM
Aug 2018

From https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/28/us/3d-printed-guns-cody-wilson-blueprint/index.html

(CNN) - The owner of a company that builds 3D-printed guns said he has begun selling blueprints of the weapons to elude a court order on Monday that banned him from giving the plans away for free.

Cody Wilson, the founder of Defense Distributed, said that he interpreted Monday's federal court order to mean that he could not put gun blueprints online to be downloaded for free. Instead, he said, he is now selling the blueprints to customers, letting them name their own price and then emailing or shipping the plans to them.

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At times brash and smug, Wilson pointed to one line in Judge Lasnik's decision that he said allowed him to legally sell the blueprints.

"Regulation under the (Arms Export Control Act of 1976) means that the files cannot be uploaded to the internet, but they can be emailed, mailed, securely transmitted, or otherwise published within the United States," the court order reads.


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More at link.

Link to court order in State of Washington, et al., v. United States Department of State, et al., C18-1115-RSL (pdf):
http://www.wawd.uscourts.gov/sites/wawd/files/PreliminaryInjunctionC18.1115.RSL_.pdf

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Because of 45 no believes in the rule of law anymore. Can he be arrested for defying a court order? AJT Aug 2018 #1
Once it's out there it's out there right? n/t hibbing Aug 2018 #2
There are even plans for A-bombs out there. Just have to get hands on uranium 235. Snellius Aug 2018 #3
Not a great analagy. It is not hard to 3D print and assemble components. CentralMass Aug 2018 #29
This little anarchist needs a trip to jail... sfwriter Aug 2018 #4
Yes he does. CentralMass Aug 2018 #30
UNREASONABLE. EVIL. MONSTER. slumcamper Aug 2018 #5
Hopefully we'll see news footage of the ATF kicking his door in. samir.g Aug 2018 #6
what an irresponsible prick LiberalLovinLug Aug 2018 #7
I'm Feeling Sovereign Citizen Here ProfessorGAC Aug 2018 #8
What a fucking piece of shit! Initech Aug 2018 #9
At any price? theaocp Aug 2018 #10
He probably knows that if someone wants them then they can get them for free anyway xor Aug 2018 #17
Wilson claims he's acting in accordance with ruling. sl8 Aug 2018 #11
Torn about this one. bitterross Aug 2018 #12
Yet information can be classified with penalties for violating it. LiberalFighter Aug 2018 #14
I see your point, which is why I'm torn bitterross Aug 2018 #21
In each case you sign an agreement to get information NutmegYankee Aug 2018 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author theaocp Aug 2018 #13
This whole pursuit of printed guns... MicaelS Aug 2018 #15
If someone gets killed with his guns, I hope they sue him hard. riversedge Aug 2018 #16
or blows a few of their fingers off... xor Aug 2018 #18
I'm surprised to see such attacks on the First Amendment here here NickB79 Aug 2018 #19
No one is above the law DeminPennswoods Aug 2018 #20
Or fight to the Supreme Court with help from the ACLU NickB79 Aug 2018 #22
The guy isn't dumb metalbot Aug 2018 #26
The 1st amendment is not absolute DeminPennswoods Aug 2018 #28
Actually, the yelling fire precedent was overturned NutmegYankee Aug 2018 #31
Hmm... jmowreader Aug 2018 #23
Question then... metalbot Aug 2018 #25
As far as I know, no one's invented a pipe bomb making machine jmowreader Aug 2018 #32
I wanna see the perp walk. hamsterjill Aug 2018 #27
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