Defense Distributed.
American non-profit developing digital firearm schematics
Federal court strikes down ATF ghost gun rule
A Texas federal judge again struck down the ATF’s 2022 ghost gun rule as unconstitutional and too vague, ruling on Second and Fifth Amendment grounds and signaling ongoing appeals in a high-profile gun-regulation fight. The decision comes after the Supreme Court previously upheld the government’s authority to write the rule on statutory grounds but did not resolve its constitutionality, setting up a renewed clash over how such regulations can be enforced.
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About Defense Distributed
Defense Distributed is an online, open-source hardware and software organization that develops digital schematics for firearms as CAD files that may be downloaded from the Internet and used in 3D printing or CNC milling applications. Its purpose is to support and defend the popular production of homemade firearms.
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