It would be nice, writes J.D. Tuccille, if the courts were to acknowledge that sharing the designs for firearms online is just like printing them up and distributing them in a book—that is, an act of free speech protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It would be nice, and it’s a point even conceded by at least one of the state attorneys general trying to stop Defense Distributed from sharing such plans online.
The internet is a nearly perfect medium for distributing information no matter what the law says, notes Tuccille. Just like shared music and movie files, downloadable gun plans are here to stay.
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