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This is more of a First Amendment exercise, similar to the publishing of the PGP source code in a book to export it (otherwise classified as a munition) outside
by koenigdavidmj 11y ago
This is more of a First Amendment exercise, similar to the publishing of the PGP source code in a book to export it (otherwise classified as a munition) outside of the US. Basically, we all know that human-readable instructions on manufacturing a firearm are protected under 1A. The people involved in this project are trying to see if the same is true where the instructions are machine-readable. And if you get a usable firearm out of it, that's cool too.
- eplanit 11y agoIt involves both the First and Second Amendments, which makes it very, very interesting indeed.
- hga 11y agoActually, the State Department is in the process of trying to ban "human-readable instructions on manufacturing a firearm" and the like if they're on the Internet, so we're already there.
- 15155 11y agoIt's funny how quickly a certain political side will justify infringing the First to infringe the Second. We've come a long way from "I don't agree with what you're saying, but I'll die for your right to say it," apparently.