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Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration To Block 3D-Printed Guns

The lawsuit is seeking a temporary restraining order to bar the government from lifting export control restrictions, and stop a company from posting downloadable gun plans online later this week.
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, pictured in 2017, is leading a multi-state lawsuit to prevent 3D-printer gun plans from being published on online.

A coalition of attorneys general from eight states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday to stop a Texas-based company from publishing instructions for 3D-printed guns on its website.

Defense Distributed announced it plans to make 3D gun blueprints — including a — available on Aug. 1, after reaching a settlement with the federal government.

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