Posted on 08/12/2018 5:17:27 AM PDT by marktwain
On 31 July, 2018, Heather Nauert briefed reporters on issues at the Department of State. She answered questions about the settlement of the First Amendment lawsuit with the Second Amendment Foundation and Defense Distributed. The State Department Press Briefing was posted by the Department of Defense videos. The pertinent exchange is from 5:59 to 10:54. Link to Defense Department video
A reporter asked this loaded question:
..given the amount of public opposition to this and the amount of concern on Capitol Hill that's been raised, is the Secretary planning to do anything to stop these downloads from becoming available, as they would at 12:01?
From Acting Under Secretary of State and Spokesperson, Heather Nauert:
I think we need to put some things in perspective. This is obviously a heated situation; a lot of people have interest in this story. A lot of people have been ignoring this fact for quite some time since this story began: At least since the year 2013, these CAD files, these computer – assisted design files, have been available online, they've been legal for U.S. citizens to actually download these CAD designs for quite some time now. They've been able to get these designs and print out these 3D guns in the United States.
The reason that the State Department got involved, our only equity in this, is because of our role in controlling foreign access to U.S. defense technology. In simpler words, the State Department wants to prevent the wrong people from acquiring weapons overseas. That is the State Department's equity in this.
This has obviously gone through a legal process.
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
“Irreparable harm because of THE WAY these guns are made.”
The physical manner of manufacture constitutes a cruel manner of attack..?
I’m reallly trying to understand, but even from a judge that one is a doozy.
Actually, there is really not much they can do except wring their hands in worry and clutch their pearls. The horse is out of the barn, and the files are out there having been downloaded hundreds, if not thousands, of times.
Technology sometimes has a way of breaking the neck of liberal draconian laws.
The winning post.
Crossbows were once illegal.
Now HERE is a very relevant post, on 3-D CENSORSHIP: It is worth noting that both Disqus and Fakebook CENSOR any mention of a website, www.CodeIsFreeSpeech.com that provides FREE downloads of 3D-printable firearm blueprints. And, since Facebook/Disqus logins are so prevalent for posting commentary across the Internet, they are very effectively suppressing this “Forbidden Knowledge” almost EVERYWHERE. Please go to the website, download some or all 10 of the free blueprints, and then, repost it to your friends and across the Internet, to the extent you can. Strike a BLOW against Fakebook and judicial CENSORSHIP! Support TWO amendments at once, the First and the Second!
elektronnaya samizdat
They act like there’s only one person in the world that can create these cad files. I’m not knowledgeable enough to do it...but there are plenty of people worldwide that can now, or will be able to create these design files in the future. There aren’t enough fingers in the world to plug this dike.
I down loaded those specs at least a year or two ago onto a thumb drive, it’s somewhere in my desk I think.
Snooze, you lose.
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