Defense Distributed, 3D Firearms and People Who Should Have Shut Up and Left It To The Pros. Oh my.
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Edit: Just before the publication of this article, Defense Distributed voluntarily removed the designs for the Liberator from their website, at the request of the Department of Defense. In my opinion, this is Defense Distributed getting the legal fight with the government it was spoiling for. More on that to follow.
Hello again world. How are you today? It’s been a while since I last posted, mostly due to school. Good news is that I had an awesome semester and worked on some very cool projects. A little polishing, and I’ll happily show them off here.
One of the things I’ve been very intimately involved with this semester is 3D printing. Consequently, I have some thoughts to share on Defense Distributed, which is aiming to make a 3D printed firearm. More specifically, I have thoughts on their 3D printed firearm and how much it does - and doesn’t - change the security playing field. I also have a few thoughts on the attitude and approach of Defense …