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DoD Descends On DEFCAD

Posted by timothy on from the where-there's-a-whip-there's-a-way dept.

First time accepted submitter He Who Has No Name writes "While the ATF appears to have no open objection to 3D printed firearms at this time, the Department of Defense apparently does. A short while ago, '#DEFCAD has gone dark at the request of the Department of Defense Trade Controls. Take it up with the Secretary of State' appeared on the group's site, and download links for files hosted there began to give users popups warning of the DoD takeover." Well, that didn't take long. Note: As of this writing, the site is returning an error, rather than the message above, but founder Cody Wilson has posted a similar message to twitter. At least the Commander in Chief is in town to deliver the message personally. Update: 05/09 21:17 GMT by T : Tweet aside, that should be Department of State, rather than Department of Defense, as many readers have pointed out. (Thanks!)

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  1. Well there ya go by fustakrakich · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Glad to see that the first amendment is so inviolable...

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    “He’s not deformed, he’s just drunk!”
    1. Re:Well there ya go by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      In the debates over abortion, one of the points supporters made was that denial of access to the means of exercising a right was indistinguishable from denying the right itself.

    2. Re:Well there ya go by h4rr4r · · Score: 4, Insightful

      This is a zip gun not some wonder weapon. How the hell is this a defense article?

    3. Re:Well there ya go by shentino · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Sadly, it's a defense article because the DoD fucking said so.

  2. The horse has left the barn... by bfmorgan · · Score: 5, Insightful

    These files have been available for a day and have propagated to many other sites. So much for control.

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    I hope this caused some synapses to fire.
    1. Re:The horse has left the barn... by h4rr4r · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I could, or I could just buy parts or a lathe like a normal person.

  3. Truly Absurd by ebno-10db · · Score: 4, Insightful

    There are plenty of parts of the world where they don't have electricity or indoor plumbing, but you can get a local gunsmith to bang out a good copy of an AK-47 (the skills of these guys w/ simple hand tools amazes me, even if I'm not always thrilled w/ their customers). But design files for a plastic zip gun threaten national security?

  4. Re:Oh, don't worry! by some+old+guy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The problem isn't government. The problem is the passive, benighted electorate that tolerates it. We, as a population, get the government we deserve.

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    Scruting the inscrutable for over 50 years.
  5. Re:Sound of dogs baying, getting closer by ebno-10db · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's treason to plot the violent overthow of your own government.

    Trash talk is hardly a plot. Absent specific and concrete plans to do what you say, there can't be any charges for what he says. Otherwise we'll have abandoned Freedom of Speech, at which point the overthrow would be a good idea.