Summary Judgment Motions Filed In 3D-Printable Gun Plan Lawsuit

Mealey's (March 19, 2019, 9:11 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — In a pair of March 15 cross-motions, the U.S. government and a group of gun rights supporting defendants seek summary judgment in a lawsuit in which a group of U.S. states challenge the U.S. Department of State’s ability to permit the online distribution of 3D-printable gun plans, telling a Washington federal court that the states lack standing under the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and that the distribution is protected under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (Washington, et al. v. U.S. Department of State, et al., No. 2:18-cv-01115, W.D. Wash.)....