Among these FAQs, for instance, it’s made clear that a BIS license is now required to post online ‘‘any file, including any CAD file, that once converted will be in an executable code for the production of a firearm.” 3D Printing Industry has a great article on how the U.S. Bureau of Industry and … Read more
By Lee Williams Home-built firearms built this country. Long before we rebelled against England — while we were still a British colony — folks were making guns in their homes. These weapons played an important role in the Revolutionary War because firearms were in such short supply, and they went west with their owners after … Read more
On Tuesday, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel vacated a lower court’s injunction that had blocked Defense Distributed from sharing electronic files for 3D printed gun and parts. It was the latest move in a battle between Defense Distributed and the government that’s been going on for more than eight years. The injunction … Read more
“You’ll blow your hand off shoot your eye out, kid!” -Unnamed department store Santa Claus, A Christmas Story Background When the Liberator 3D printable gun came out in 2013, it was revolutionary. Politicians, regulators, and fearful members of the public freaked out envisioning people walking through airport and other security checkpoints with GLOCK 7-like stealth. The … Read more
The right to craft and customize firearms is integral to the right to determine which arms one will “keep and bear.” There is nothing strange or sinister about making and customizing one’s own means of personal defense. Assembling or crafting a gun is no more unusual than growing your own food in a garden or sewing an … Read more
[ED: This is the third part of our series on how to build your own firearms using 3D printing technology. You can read part one here and part two here. Experienced 3D gun maker Ivan the Troll, head of PR for Deterrence Dispensed, has been kind enough to share his considerable knowledge of 3D printing.] By Ivan … Read more
This is TTAG’s weekly roundup of legal and legislative news affecting guns, the gun business and gun owners’ rights. For a deeper dive into the topics discussed here, check out this week in gun rights at FPC. https://youtu.be/R7Zn2Xo35QI FGC-9: The plastic arm of the free world I’m excited to announce that the plans for the FGC-9 was … Read more
The only fools this April are gun control advocates and those impotent politicians who pretend to care about them – you’ve all failed miserably. This is you end-game, can your hear the impending doom of your advocacy? I guess you didn’t march hard enough. pic.twitter.com/8XNvV048IO — Trollworks™️ by Ivan (@Ivan_Is_Back) April 1, 2020 Want to … Read more
[This is the second post in a series on 3D printing for producing your own homemade firearms and accessories. See our first post here. Despite the best efforts of federal and state level politicians, making your own guns at home for your own use is still legal in almost every state (some require registration…check your … Read more
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