A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order stopping the publication of a software for automated production of 3D printed guns.
Defense Distributed, a gun access advocacy group based in Texas, is set to publish its computer aided design files for 3D printed weapons on Wednesday. The group’s plan comes after it reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of State to end a five-year legal battle.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik stated in his ruling that the Department of State agreed to published a notice of proposed rulemaking and final rule revising the United States Munitions List (USML).
The revision will allow Defense Distributed to publish its software for the automated production of 3D printed weapons such as the AR-15 rifle, which has been used in many recent U.S. mass shootings.
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On Tuesday, a coalition of nine state attorneys general sued the federal government, Defense Distributed, Second Amendment Foundation and Conn Williamson regarding the matter.
