I put on some hip waders and saw what the DU crowd was going with this story. They want to treat the CAD files for guns like kiddie porn. When the molecular compound variety of printers come around, the Nerf World nazis here will want the same treatment for printed drug files. Both will gleefully hand the feds more power than we can imagine to criminalize this technology...for the children of course, since neither side really wants to do any real hands-on parenting. Neither side is even remotely interested in freedom.
(p) Distribution of Information Relating to Explosives, Destructive Devices, and Weapons of Mass Destruction.—So merely passing along information about can put you in prison (unless you're Bill Ayers and have a well-connected dad). Congress can just add info about making firearms to the list.(2) Prohibition.— It shall be unlawful for any person—(A) to teach or demonstrate the making or use of an explosive, a destructive device, or a weapon of mass destruction, or to distribute by any means information pertaining to, in whole or in part, the manufacture or use of an explosive, destructive device, or weapon of mass destruction, with the intent that the teaching, demonstration, or information be used for, or in furtherance of, an activity that constitutes a Federal crime of violence; or(B) to teach or demonstrate to any person the making or use of an explosive, a destructive device, or a weapon of mass destruction, or to distribute to any person, by any means, information pertaining to, in whole or in part, the manufacture or use of an explosive, destructive device, or weapon of mass destruction, knowing that such person intends to use the teaching, demonstration, or information for, or in furtherance of, an activity that constitutes a Federal crime of violence.