Cody Wilson, founder of Defense Distributed, has announced that while his site will comply with federal orders to halt internationally publishing CAD files of firearms on his website, such compliance ...

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The company at the center of a lawsuit over 3D-printable guns will send plans directly to customers, its founder said Tuesday. That comes a day after a federal judge blocked the State Department from ...

Eight states announced Monday that they plan to ask a federal judge in Seattle to immediately issue a temporary restraining order against Defense Distributed, a Texas-based group that has already ...

Defense Distributed has begun selling blueprints for guns that can be 3D printed at home in what may be considered circumvention of a court injunction aimed at preventing the spread of the designs.

In 2012, Defense Distributed, a non-profit organization, began posting online free downloads of computer files — codes — that would enable users to easily produce their own firearms and firearm ...

Attorney General Josh Shapiro, Gov. Tom Wolf, and state police said they've now blocked access to 3D downloadable guns in Pennsylvania.After an emergency hearing in Philadelphia Sunday, the company ...

3D gun printing advocate Defense Distributed has emerged triumphant in a legal battle to freely publish online blueprints that could allow users to manufacture firearms. The victory spells the end of ...

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