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3D-printed guns: Federal judge in Seattle frustrated over case, could make decision by Monday
Originally published August 21, 2018 at 2:06 pm Updated August 21, 2018 at 4:31 pm
U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik says he’s frustrated “political branches” haven’t resolved the issue, leaving his court to rule.
A federal judge in Seattle said he’ll decide by Monday whether to issue an injunction blocking a Texas man from publishing downloadable blueprints for producing 3D-printable guns, after lawyers argued the case before him early Tuesday.
But whatever U.S. District Court Judge Robert Lasnik decides, he made it clear before retiring into chambers Tuesday that he doesn’t believe his court is the proper venue to resolve the issue.
“You know, it’s a little bit frustrating to be sitting in this chair as a United States District Court judge and seeing this is an issue that should be solved by the political branches of government,” Lasnik said. “And I really hope and wish that the executive branch and Congress would face up to this and say, it’s a tough issue, but that’s why you got into public service to begin with.”
restraining order he issued last month that temporarily stopped Cody Wilson, a self-described “crypto-anarchist” and gun-rights advocate based in Austin, Texas, from publishing online plans for printing the plastic guns while a lawsuit over the matter is resolved.
Lasnik issued the temporary order July 31 — in what on Tuesday he called “probably the most significant case that I’ve handled as a United States District Court judge” — a day after Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson sued the Trump administration over the issue on behalf of multiple states.
Nineteen states along with the District of Columbia are part of the suit, contending the federal government’s decision to drop its own five-year litigation against Wilson and allow his company to post the blueprints would provide broad unregulated access to dangerous weapons.
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Originally published August 21, 2018 at 2:06 pm Updated August 21, 2018 at 4:31 pm
U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik says he’s frustrated “political branches” haven’t resolved the issue, leaving his court to rule.
A federal judge in Seattle said he’ll decide by Monday whether to issue an injunction blocking a Texas man from publishing downloadable blueprints for producing 3D-printable guns, after lawyers argued the case before him early Tuesday.
But whatever U.S. District Court Judge Robert Lasnik decides, he made it clear before retiring into chambers Tuesday that he doesn’t believe his court is the proper venue to resolve the issue.
“You know, it’s a little bit frustrating to be sitting in this chair as a United States District Court judge and seeing this is an issue that should be solved by the political branches of government,” Lasnik said. “And I really hope and wish that the executive branch and Congress would face up to this and say, it’s a tough issue, but that’s why you got into public service to begin with.”
restraining order he issued last month that temporarily stopped Cody Wilson, a self-described “crypto-anarchist” and gun-rights advocate based in Austin, Texas, from publishing online plans for printing the plastic guns while a lawsuit over the matter is resolved.
Lasnik issued the temporary order July 31 — in what on Tuesday he called “probably the most significant case that I’ve handled as a United States District Court judge” — a day after Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson sued the Trump administration over the issue on behalf of multiple states.
Nineteen states along with the District of Columbia are part of the suit, contending the federal government’s decision to drop its own five-year litigation against Wilson and allow his company to post the blueprints would provide broad unregulated access to dangerous weapons.
More at ... 3D-printed guns: Federal judge in Seattle frustrated over case, could make decision by Monday
