California sues websites hosting 3D printed gun files(www.tomshardware.com)
14 pointsby pseudolus2 days ago2 comments
  • metalcrow2 days 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.
    • SilverElfin2 days 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.
      • metalcrow16 hours ago
        Good to know! Although isn't extradition only possible for criminal charges, not civil? The article claims this is a civil charge.
  • SilverElfin2 days 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.