3D printed weapons: 9 states sue Trump administration for an emergency ban

Nine US states have just sued to prevent the distribution of 3D printed weapons plans. But it may be too late already.

A multi-state lawsuit was filed Monday afternoon to block a government regulation that would give the public access to downloadable plans for 3D printed weapons.

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the trial Monday morning, with Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York Jersey, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Maryland, New York and the District of Columbia sign

"These downloadable weapons are unregistered and very difficult to detect, even with metal detectors, and will be accessible to all , regardless of age, health history, "Ferguson said in the press release.

Separately, 21 Attorneys General – including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland , Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington State – have sent a letter (PDF) to the US State Department and the Ministry of Health. Justice asking them to immediately block the 3D printed weapons plans.

Here is the full letter:

In 2013, Cody Wilson, owner of Defense Distributed, launched the world's first 3D printed gun and in 2015 the weapons designer , which was joined by a rights organization weapon, prosecuted after the US State Department forced the removal of instruction manuals on the Internet.

But last month, the state department agreed to waive its prior restraint order Against Wilson and Distributed Defense, allowing D after a Second Amendment Foundation press release, they are free to publish drawings and other technical files. In the meantime, Wilson would have stockpiled new weapons and worked on a computer-controlled mill known as the Ghost Gunner capable of automatically producing AR-15 functional rifle parts in a block of paper. aluminum.

The State Department stated that it has settled with Defense Distributed and SAF because the issues raised in the lawsuit will not be relevant in the near future when the Commerce Department takes responsibility for regulating Exports and Manufacturing of Commercially Available

In a Tweet released Monday morning, Wilson said: "I am currently being sued by at least 21 state attorneys general."

"We are ready to plead," said Wilson in a statement sent by email to CNET. . "The American people have the unquestionable right to access this information."

In the lawsuit filed Monday afternoon, states argue that once the 3D printed weapons plans will be published on the internet on Wednesday, it will be ""

But it turns out Distributed Defense rang this bell before filing the complaint.In an email, Wilson stated that he had downloaded the plans on his website on July 27 and that they were already available for download. Distributed had originally planned to make the files available on August 1.

Of course, CNET was able to download copies of shots for a web site gun.

Wilson stated that his site was IP blocked in the New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Los Angeles, which means that visitors with IP addresses in these places can not easily reach it.He also stated that the site had been "attacked", although there is worked

[1 9459031] Update, 18:03 PT: Added that the lawsuit is now officially filed. You can read the full complaint below: