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Ghost Gunner, image via Defense Distributed

Defense Distributed Ghost Gunner

Defense Distributed strikes again. The name should sound familiar – Defense Distributed is the company that 3D printed an AR-15 lower receiver (remember all the “ghost gun” nonsense?) and then gave away the plans for free before the government shut them down. Well now they’re back, with an open source technology called the Ghost Gunner. […]

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State Department Shuts Down 3D Printed Gun

Well that didn’t take long. Remember the 3D printed gun (named the Liberator) we told you about a few days ago? Well the State Department heard about it too, and ordered Defense Distributed to take down the files, saying that the online dissemination of the files could violate restrictions on exporting guns covered by International Traffic in […]

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The Liberator - photo courtesy of Forbes.

Meet the Liberator

Remember when I said that one of the many reasons that gun control would never work is that technology would advance to the point where it would be impossible? Well the Patriots at Texas-based non-profit group Defense Distributed have taken another step towards making that a reality. (more…)

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3D Printed AR-15 Lower Receiver

Recently I wrote a post stating that one of the many reasons that gun control would never work is technology. In it, I told you about Defense Distributed, a nonprofit corporation in the state of Texas, and their efforts to make 3D printing most or all of a functional weapon in your own home a […]

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