AUSTIN, Texas -- The debate over 3D-printed firearms began in 2013 when Cody Wilson, the founder of Texas-based Defense Distributed, published downloadable designs for a 3D-printed firearm. His ...

SEATTLE -- A federal judge Tuesday stopped the release of blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns as President Donald Trump questioned whether his administration should ...

The owner of a company that builds 3D-printed guns said he has begun selling blueprints of the weapons to elude a court order on Monday that banned him from giving the plans away for free. Cody Wilson ...

This idea came from the pro-gun group Defense Distributed, which was founded by Cody Wilson. He posted his blueprints online five years ago and the U.S. State Department ordered him to take it down.

Cody Wilson, the self-described crypto-anarchist who has tried for years to post blueprints for 3D printed guns online, will have to keep waiting, a federal judge ruled Monday. Cody Wilson, the ...

The rapid spread of 3D-printed gun templates online is drawing scrutiny from law enforcement and lawmakers, as regulators begin to deal with the unintended consequences of accessible digital ...

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – In the basement research lab of the agency that regulates America's firearms, two dozen 3D printers hummed, stringing thermoplastic filament into computer-designed patterns that ...

AUSTIN — Several days after Cody Wilson was released from police custody under sexual assault charges, his 3D-printed gun company, Defense Distributed, announced that they are continuing to sell ...

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Corrections and clarifications: A previous version of this story indicated the 3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2023 had been ...