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Judge Blocks Release of Blueprints For 3D-Printed Guns (nbcnews.com)
U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday to stop the release of blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns, saying they could end up in the wrong hands. Defense Distributed reached a settlement with the federal government in late June allowing them to freely publish the 3D files. NBC News reports: "There is a possibility of irreparable harm because of the way these guns can be made," he said. Congressional Democrats have urged President Donald Trump to reverse the decision to let Defense Distributed publish the plans. Trump said Tuesday that he's "looking into" the idea, saying making 3D plastic guns available to the public "doesn't seem to make much sense!" Eight Democratic attorneys general had filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block the federal government's settlement with Defense Distributed. They also sought the restraining order, arguing the 3D guns would be a safety risk. Earlier today, Senate Democrats introduced two bills addressing 3D-printed guns. The first bill would make it illegal to publish 3D-printed gun blueprints. The second bill would require weapons to include at least one metal component with a serial number to make them traceable. Downloads of the 3D-printed gun blueprints have been suspended until Cody Wilson [the owner of Defense Distributed] reviews Lasnik's order. It is unclear how many times the blueprints were downloaded, but some news outlets say the online manuals have been downloaded thousands of times and posted elsewhere online.
Wow, even bragging about learning to be ignorant... you are brave!
We are not a representative Democracy either.
A Republic does not equal a Representative Democracy, this is a farce only believed by ignorant people that cannot read and comprehend things. A representative Democracy would have results in Hillary winning the election because she had the majority vote. Additionally, SCOTUS would either be abolished or have their ability to rule laws as Unconstitutional removed. Also, to be a Representative Democracy the Veto power of the Executive would need to be removed as well. As long as there is a mechanism in place where a minority power can overrule a Majority then you just do not have a Democracy... no matter how much you kick scream and whine about it.
"I'm quite certain that the Founding Fathers did not intend this in the slightest."
Uhmm... that was my point, I guess we can add poor comprehension to the list of issues you have.
The founding Fathers intended for us to be a "Republic" and most definitely not a democracy of any kind. Seriously go and read what many of them have said about what a Democracy is.
A democracy of any form be it direct or indirect will only commit suicide. The reason people like to run around calling things a democracy is to keep ignorant folks like you thinking the government should operate in a way it actually does not operate. Keeping you ignorant, helps keeps them in power.
And said best by...
https://www.bartleby.com/73/15...
Benjamin Franklin...
"A republic, if you can keep it".
Let's just say we have already lost the republic, because of many people like you that do not even know what form their own government takes and will even get on a forum and double down in their ignorance despite there being a mountain of proof and evidence in the form of writing by the very founders of the nation. You are essentially the equivalent of a flat-earther refusing to believe the facts and proof readily available to you.