Defense Distributed

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:affiliatedWith DEFCAD
Ghost Gunner Inc.
gptkbp:controversy 3D-printed firearms regulation
First Amendment rights and gun files
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:focus open-source firearm design
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Cody_Wilson
gptkbp:foundedYear 2012
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Austin,_Texas,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Defense Distributed
gptkbp:industry gptkb:technology
firearms
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:Cody_Wilson
Paloma Heindorff
gptkbp:legalIssue Defense Distributed v. U.S. Department of State
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:BBC
gptkb:The_Guardian
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:Wired
gptkb:Vice
gptkbp:mission defense of the civil liberty of the right to bear arms
gptkbp:notableEvent State Department takedown notice in 2013
launch of DEFCAD in 2013
launch of Ghost Gunner in 2014
relaunch of DEFCAD in 2020
release of Liberator files in 2013
renewed legal challenges in 2018
settlement with U.S. government in 2018
gptkbp:notableFor advocacy for digital arms rights
challenging ITAR regulations
cryptographic distribution of gun files
influencing gun control debates
inspiring similar organizations worldwide
legal battles over gun file distribution
pioneering digital manufacturing of firearms
publishing 3D-printed gun blueprints
sparking international policy responses
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Liberator_(3D-printed_gun)
Ghost Gunner (CNC mill)
gptkbp:product CNC milling machines
3D-printed gun files
gptkbp:website https://defdist.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Liberator_(3D-printed_gun)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7