In the Minneapolis Star Tribune: My Commentary About 3D Printed Guns and the Changing Role of Government

Culture, Law, Government, Politics

Recently, the U.S. federal government settled a landmark case.

Back in 2013, with the advent of mainstream 3-D printing technology, Texan Cody Wilson came up with a way to literally print a working firearm (if the necessary metal components were added). He made the schematic free on the internet.

Within days (but after 100,000 downloads), the federal government ordered the plans taken offline. Wilson obeyed but sued the government for infringement of First (and Second) amendment rights.

Under the terms of the settlement, he won.

In response, Wilson tweeted an image of a gravestone marked “American Gun Control.”

(Finish reading at: http://www.startribune.com/3d-printed-guns-technology-government-and-you/489569301/)

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One comment

  1. I read this in the paper. I was so impressed by how you ended the article that I decided to check out this website. Looks like there is plenty of good reads here.

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