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Headline Roundup July 31st, 2018

3-D Printable Gun Designs: National Security Threat or Protected Free Speech?

Summary from the AllSides News Team

After a five-year legal battle, a Texas-based company has posted blueprints for 3-D printable guns online, with President Trump tweeting that the move "doesn't seem to make much sense". Supporters argue that the the company is within its First Amendment rights, while dissenters say that the downloadable weapons pose a national security threat.

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Thousands download 3D-printed gun designs
Thousands download 3D-printed gun designs

BBC News

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Blueprints for 3D-printed guns, published online four days early amid last-minute attempts to ban them, have been downloaded thousands of times.

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Senate Dems blast Trump for newly available 3D gun blueprints: 'Blood' on his hands
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Senate Democrats on Tuesday said President Trump will have “blood” on his hands and be “totally responsible” for 3D-printed guns that end up on the streets if his administration doesn’t immediately move to block a Texas company from posting blueprints for the firearms online.

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Trump questions 3-D printable guns — which his own administration just helped make available to public
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Weeks after a settlement with the State Department allowed Texas nonprofit Defense Distributed to republish blueprints for downloadable guns online, 3-D printable guns have grabbed the president’s attention.

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