U.S. State Department Tells Defense Distributed To Take Down 3-D Printed Gun Plans

Defense Distributed, the Texas company that created the plans for the Liberator, a 3-D-printed gun, have received a letter to take the plans down from the internet, reports Betabeat. If you're wondering why the State Department is involved and not the ATF or the larger Justice Department, well, there's a reason. The State Department cited the International Traffic in Arms Regulation for the request. ITAR is a series of regulations on exports; the idea is that by uploading the CAD files to the in...