States, Gun Rights Groups Debate Judgment In Suit Over 3D-Printable Guns

Mealey's (November 5, 2018, 3:51 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — In a Nov. 2 reply brief supporting their bid for judgment on the pleadings, three private defendants tell a Washington federal court that they are not necessary parties to a lawsuit brought by a coalition of U.S. states to halt the online dissemination of 3D-printable gun plans because the states’ claims are against the federal government, not them (Washington, et al. v. U.S. Department of State, et al., No. 2:18-cv-01115, W.D. Wash.)....