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California sues websites hosting 3D printed gun files

15 points by pseudolus 8mo ago

SilverElfin 8mo ago
A blatant violation of both the first and second amendment. Not unusual for California though. I wonder how Democrats will react when the precedent they set will be used against their ideologies by red states. I am also disturbed by how California politics are spreading: > Aside from this civil liability case, the California State legislature is also considering a bill that would restrict 3D printer sales to state-approved models, one of the steps it’s considering to help control the proliferation of 3D-printed ghost guns. Other states are also taking steps to address this issue, including New York, which is working on a law that puts the burden of stopping weapon printing on 3D printer makers, Washington state, which is suggesting “blocking features” and a blueprint detection algorithm, and Colorado, which is focusing on the possession of 3D printed gun files.
- conception 8mo ago
  Red states already have by criminalizing cross-state abortions. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/05/hb-481-georgia-law-criminalizes-abortion-subjects-women-to-life-in-prison.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/05/hb-481-georgia-l...
- eurleif 8mo ago
  >A blatant violation of both the first and second amendment. That defense didn't do too well in another case: https://www.courthousenews.com/third-circuit-backs-new-jerseys-crackdown-on-3d-printed-gun-code/ https://www.courthousenews.com/third-circuit-backs-new-jerse...
metalcrow 8mo ago
Are any of the people hosting these websites present in California? I would guess that they must, otherwise it would have to be a federal trial, but i have no idea.
- SilverElfin 8mo ago
  If you violate the laws of one state while doing business there, even if you are located in another state, you can be extradited there. I wonder if California is going this route. But it is a bad move because this will end up being used in reverse by the red states once they create this playbook.
  - metalcrow 8mo ago
    Good to know! Although isn't extradition only possible for criminal charges, not civil? The article claims this is a civil charge.

15 points by pseudolus 8mo ago

A blatant violation of both the first and second amendment. Not unusual for California though. I wonder how Democrats will react when the precedent they set will be used against their ideologies by red states. I am also disturbed by how California politics are spreading: > Aside from this civil liability case, the California State legislature is also considering a bill that would restrict 3D printer sales to state-approved models, one of the steps it’s considering to help control the proliferation of 3D-printed ghost guns. Other states are also taking steps to address this issue, including New York, which is working on a law that puts the burden of stopping weapon printing on 3D printer makers, Washington state, which is suggesting “blocking features” and a blueprint detection algorithm, and Colorado, which is focusing on the possession of 3D printed gun files.

conception 8mo ago
Red states already have by criminalizing cross-state abortions. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/05/hb-481-georgia-law-criminalizes-abortion-subjects-women-to-life-in-prison.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/05/hb-481-georgia-l...
eurleif 8mo ago
>A blatant violation of both the first and second amendment. That defense didn't do too well in another case: https://www.courthousenews.com/third-circuit-backs-new-jerseys-crackdown-on-3d-printed-gun-code/ https://www.courthousenews.com/third-circuit-backs-new-jerse...

metalcrow 8mo ago

Are any of the people hosting these websites present in California? I would guess that they must, otherwise it would have to be a federal trial, but i have no idea.

SilverElfin 8mo ago
If you violate the laws of one state while doing business there, even if you are located in another state, you can be extradited there. I wonder if California is going this route. But it is a bad move because this will end up being used in reverse by the red states once they create this playbook.
- metalcrow 8mo ago
  Good to know! Although isn't extradition only possible for criminal charges, not civil? The article claims this is a civil charge.