Electronic Frontier Foundation Files Amicus Brief in Defense Distributed 3D Censorship Case

By Dean Weingarten

Cody Wilson is widely considered to have been the inventor of the 3D-printed pistol (above). When Wilson’s company Defense Distributed published files for printing the firearm on the Internet, the State Department cited the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) agreement and ordered them removed. Defense Distributed joined with the Second Amendment Foundation to file a lawsuit against the Obama administration State Department for violation of their First, Second, and Fifth Amendment rights. The filed their case, Defense Distributed v. U.S. Department of State, on 5 May, 2015 . . .

Celebrated Second Amendment attorney Alan Gura – he of the Heller decision – and Josh Blackman are representing SAF and Defense Distributed. When they asked the court for a preliminary injunction against the State Department the Federal District Court ruled in favor of the State Department. That ruling is being appealed to the Fifth Circuit.

On December 10th, Defense Distributed and SAF submitted their Appellant’s brief. It is an excellent summation of the issues involved. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is one of several organizations that filed an Amicus brief in favor of Defense Distributed. Others include members of the House …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns