States sue Trump administration over downloadable blueprints for 3-D printed guns

Published July 30, 2018 9:57pm ET



A multistate coalition is suing the Trump administration for allowing access online to downloadable blueprints for 3-D printed guns, just days before the plans are expected to become available to the public.

The eight states and the District of Columbia are asking a federal court in Seattle to issue a nationwide temporary restraining order that blocks the Texas-based Defense Distributed from publishing the plans for the downloadable firearms online.

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