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If gun control advocates hoped to prevent blueprints for the worlds first fully 3D-printable gun from spreading online, that horse has now left the barn about a hundred thousand times.
Thats the number of downloads of the 3D-printable file for the so-called Liberator gun that the high-tech gunsmithing group Defense Distributed has seen in just the last two days, a member of the group tells me. The guns CAD files have been ten times more popular than any component the group has previously made available, parts that have included the body of an AR-15 and the magazine for an AK-47.This has definitely been our most well-received download, says Haroon Khalid, a developer working with Defense Distributed. I dont think any of us predicted it would be this much.
The controversial gun-printing group is hosting those files, which include everything from the guns trigger to its body to its barrel, on a service that has attracted some controversy of its own: Kim Dotcoms Mega storage site. Although the blueprint is only publicly visible on Defense Distributeds own website Defcad.org, users who click on it are prompted to download the collection of CAD files from Mega.co.nz, which advertises that it encrypts all users information and has a reputation for resisting government surveillance.
Cody Wilson, Defense Distributeds 25-year-old founder, says that the group chose to use Mega mostly because it was fast and free. But he also says he feels a degree of common cause with Kim Dotcom, the ex-hacker chief executive of Mega who has become a vocal critic of the U.S. government after being indicted for copyright infringement and racketeering in early 2012. Were sympathetic to Kim Dotcom, says Wilson. There are plenty of services we could have used, but we chose this one. Hes down for the struggle.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/05/08/3d-printed-guns-blueprints-downloaded-100000-times-in-two-days-with-some-help-from-kim-dotcom/
Robb
(39,665 posts)GaYellowDawg
(4,449 posts)There will be a lot of guns exploding in a lot of hands, and these fuckers are going to get bankrupted in the lawsuits. Can't happen a moment too soon.
tridim
(45,358 posts)He'll take no responsibility for anything that happens within his Pandora's box. He's just an asshole.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)I don't think anybody even knows what this will lead to, this is going to be hacked you know, it won't stop here. But some unfortunate accidents, that you can count on.
Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)davidn3600
(6,342 posts)Now computers are many times more powerful, and fit in our pockets.
Technology will improve on this...no question about it.
Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)Union Scribe
(7,099 posts)the airlines will have all passengers be gassed unconscious for the duration of the flight. That way there's no security problem, no need for flight attendants, and they can just pile us up to maximize space.
Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)Union Scribe
(7,099 posts)for a modest additional fee
Blue Owl
(50,494 posts)n/t
Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)That's like suggesting Sean Hannity go whack off or Michelle Malkin tear off somebody's balls. Their response? "Never before lunch?"
Initech
(100,102 posts)MineralMan
(146,329 posts)Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)Looks like a good match, fuck 'em both.
Fresh_Start
(11,330 posts)how much do you want to bet they they will be anti-3d printer guns?
bemildred
(90,061 posts)One hardly knows where to start.
Junkdrawer
(27,993 posts)had to go.
Travis_0004
(5,417 posts)Go Vols
(5,902 posts)so way more than 100k have it.
veganlush
(2,049 posts)is just a lobbying group for gun manufacturers, it's going to be interesting to see how they are told to act, by their masters, in the face of this very real challenge to their true god, the profit.
madville
(7,412 posts)Makes it pretty much useless to ban high capacity AK or AR rifle magazines since they can be printed out. The only thing that would have to be made of metal is the spring and that's not difficult.
dembotoz
(16,832 posts)because it is forbidden
gather you buddies around on a date night when you don't have a date....
and show them your various printable gun versions
be waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay cool
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)I knew a guy who dealt in crates of rifles, and his supplier dealt with shipping containers of durable imported rifles that are all completely legal. I just don't see the need (outside of spy movies) for untraceable plastic one hitters.
ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)HolyMoley
(240 posts)Some good this is going to do other than to give DefCad more publicity and motivation to create more designs.
And as mentioned above, the files are currently on PirateBay; in fact, I'm seeding them as I post this.
[quote]The battle for control of dangerous digital shapes may have just begun.
On Thursday, Defense Distributed founder Cody Wilson received a letter from the State Department Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance demanding that he take down the online blueprints for the 3D-printable Liberator handgun that his group released Monday, along with nine other 3D-printable firearms components hosted on the groups website Defcad.org. The government says it wants to review the files for compliance with arms export control laws known as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, or ITAR. By uploading the weapons files to the Internet and allowing them to be downloaded abroad, the letter implies Wilsons high-tech gun group may have violated those export controls.
Until the Department provides Defense Distributed with final [commodity jurisdiction] determinations, Defense Distributed should treat the above technical data as ITAR-controlled, reads the letter, referring to a list of ten CAD files hosted on Defcad that include the 3D-printable gun, silencers, sights and other pieces. This means that all data should be removed from public acces immediately. Defense Distributed should review the remainder of the data made public on its website to determine whether any other data may be similarly controlled and proceed according to ITAR requirements.[/quote]
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/05/09/state-department-demands-takedown-of-3d-printable-gun-for-possible-export-control-violation
Copy of letter...
[quote]United States Department of State
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
Offense of Defense Trade Controls Compliance
May 08, 2013
In reply letter to DTCC Case: 13-0001444
[Cody Wilson's address redacted]
Dear Mr. Wilson,
The Department of State, Bureau of Political Military Affairs, Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance, Enforcement Division (DTCC/END) is responsible for compliance with and civil enforcement of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) (AECA) and the AECAs implementing regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 C.F.R. Parts 120-130) (ITAR). The AECA and the ITAR impose certain requirements and restrictions on the transfer of, and access to, controlled defense articles and related technical data designated by the United States Munitions List (USML) (22 C.F.R. Part 121).
The DTCC/END is conducting a review of technical data made publicly available by Defense Distributed through its 3D printing website, DEFCAD.org, the majority of which appear to be related to items in Category I of the USML. Defense Distributed may have released ITAR-controlled technical data without the required prior authorization from the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), a violation of the ITAR.
Technical data regulated under the ITAR refers to information required for the design, development, production, manufacture, assembly, operation, repair, testing, maintenance or modification of defense articles, including information in the form of blueprints, drawings, photographs, plans, instructions or documentation. For a complete definition of technical data, see 120.10 of the ITAR. Pursuant to 127.1 of the ITAR, it is unlawful to export any defense article or technical data for which a license or written approval is required without first obtaining the required authorization from the DDTC. Please note that disclosing (including oral or visual disclosure) or tranferring technical data to a foreign person, whether in the United States or abroad, is considered an export under 120.17 of the ITAR.
The Department believes Defense Distributed may not have established the proper jurisdiction of the subject technical data. To resolve this matter officially, we request that Defense Distributed submit Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ) determination requests for the following selection of data files available on DEFCAD.org, and any other technical data for which Defense Distributed is unable to determine proper jurisdiction:
1.Defense Distributed Liberator pistol
2..22 electric
3.125mm BK-14M high-explosive anti-tank warhead
4.5.56/.223 muzzle brake
5.Springfield XD-40 tactical slide assembly
6.Sound Moderator slip on
7.The Dirty Diane 1/2-28 to 3/4-16 STP S3600 oil filter silencer adapter
8.12 gauge to .22 CB sub-caliber insert
9.Voltlock electronic black powder system
10.VZ-58 sight
DTCC/END requests that Defense Distributed submits its CJ requests within three weeks of the receipt of this letter and notify this office of the final CJ determinations. All CJ requests must be submitted electronically through an online application using the DS-4076 Commodity Jurisdiction Request Form. The form, guidance for submitting CJ requests, and other relevant information such as a copy of the ITAR can be found on DDTCs website at U.S. State Department - Policy - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls [pmddtc.state.gov]
Until the Department provides Defense Distributed with the final CJ determinations, Defense Distributed should treat the above technical data as ITAR-controlled. This means that all such data shoudl be removed form public access immediately. Defense Distributed should also review the remainder of the data made public on its website to determine whether any additional data may be similarly controlled and proceed according to ITAR requirements.
Additionally, DTCC/END requests information about the procedures Defense Distributed follows to determine the classification of its technical data, to include aforementioned technical data files. We ask that you provide your procedures for determining proper jurisdiction of technical data within 30 days of the date of this letter to Ms. Bridget Van Buren, Compliance Specialist, Enforcement Division, at the address below.
Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance
PM/DTCC, SA-1, Room L132
2401 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20522
Phone 202-663-3323
We appreciate your full cooperation in this matter. Please note our reference number in any future correspondence.
Sincerely,
Glenn E. Smith
Chief, Enforcement Division[/quote]
dairydog91
(951 posts)Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)Junkdrawer
(27,993 posts)Your post sums up the point I was TRYING to make.