California sues websites that publish blueprints for 3D printer ghost guns

TwowebsitesthatdistributeinstructionsforhowtomanufactureghostgunsarefacinganewlawsuitfromthestateofCaliforniaallegingthattheyprovideaccesstoillegalanduntraceablefirearms. Thelawsuit,filedbyAttorneyGeneralRobBontaandSanFranciscoCityAttorneyDavidChiu,isaimedattheGatalogFoundationInc.andCTRLPEWLLC. ThelawsuitinSanFranciscoSuperiorCourtarguesthatthewebsitesviolatedmultiplestatelaws,includingthedistributionofcomputercodeandguidelinesfor3Dprintingfirearms,illegallarge-capacitymagazines,andotherfirearm-relatedproducts. Accordingtothelawsuit,thewebsitesoffercomputercodeandinstructionsformorethan150designsoflethalfirearmsandprohibitedfirearmaccessories.Thelawsuitsaidstateofficialsaspartoftheirinvestigationdownloadedthecodeandinstructionsfromthewebsite“withafewsimplekeystrokes”andusedittobuildaGlock-stylehandgun. “Thesedefendants’conductenablesunlicensedpeoplewhoaretooyoungortoodangeroustopassfirearmbackgroundchecksto