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Building Tomorrow, Ep. 5: The Right to Print Arms?

309 views · Published 2 August 2018 · 40:43 · Indexed 20 October 2026

Channel: Libertarianism.org · 2018 · News & Politics

Mark McDaniel from Reason Magazine joins us to discuss homemade gun technology in response to a recent court case and settlement involving gun ownership activist, Cody Wilson, and his group, Defense Distributed, who were the minds behind the "Wiki Weapon Project".

Cody Wilson and his group went unnoticed until they actually tried to build a weapon, specifically named the "Liberator". However, when the printer company, Stratasys, heard of this plan they took his printer and reported Wilson's intentions to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF). The press got wind of this dispute when Wilson posted a viral video of Stratasys taking the printer away. Later on, the State Department got involved when Wilson posted the blueprints of how to print the "Liberator".

What kind of guns can be printed? What are the rules for making a traditional weapon at home? Why should we care if people can have 3D-printed guns so easily? How far away are we, technologically speaking, from creating legit firearms in our homes?

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Building Tomorrow, Ep. 5: The Right to Print Arms?

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