U.S. judge extends ban of online 3-D printed gun blueprints
Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday extended a ban on the online distribution of 3-D printed gun blueprints, a win for a group of mainly Democratic-led states that said such a publication would violate their right to regulate firearms and endanger their citizens.
U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik in Seattle issued the extension of a nationwide injunction, blocking a Texas-based group from disseminating files for printing plastic weapons on the internet.
Lasniks prior order issued on July 31 blocked the release of the blueprints hours before they were set to hit the internet. That temporary ban was set to expire on Tuesday and the new ban will remain in place until the case is resolved.
Mondays decision blocks a settlement President Donald Trumps administration had reached with Defense Distributed, a group arguing that access to the online blueprints is guaranteed under First and Second Amendment rights, respectively to free speech and to bear arms.
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U.S. LEGAL NEWS AUGUST 27, 2018 / 12:47 PM / UPDATED 18 MINUTES AGO
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BumRushDaShow
(129,127 posts)From the OP -
It WOULD.
Second Amendment (the part that gets ignored) -
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/second_amendment
Igel
(35,320 posts)Therefore, since free flow of traffic across the borders would make regulation difficult ...
keithbvadu2
(36,829 posts)A strong precedent for gun control.
The Second Amendment does not specify (non) detectable.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)NickB79
(19,253 posts)Maybe even more, since the courts aren't arguing about physical guns, but blueprints on how to make them.
A strong case could be made that this is the 21st century version of book banning. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.