Seattle Judge Extends Ban On Company Posting 3D Gun Files Despite License From State Department

On Monday, a federal judge in Seattle extended a ban on Austin-based company Defense Distributed posting 3D gun files despite the company’s express authorization from the State Department.

After Defense Distributed founder Cody Wilson, 30, won his multi-year lawsuit against the State Department in July, which gave him a license to continue to post blueprints online for 3D-printable guns, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, accompanied by the District of Columbia and 18 other state attorneys general (Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania) sued Defense Distributed and the Trump administration to essentially void the DOJ-approved settlement.