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Defense Distributed

Defense Distributed is an online, open-source hardware and software organization that develops digital schematics for firearms as CAD files that may be downloaded from the Internet and used in 3D printing or CNC milling applications. Its purpose is to support and defend the popular production of homemade firearms.

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Founded
October 16, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-10-16) in Austin, Texas
Founders
Cody Wilson Benjamin Denio
Products
Ghost Gunner DEFCAD
Type
Nonprofit

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Defense Distributed

Nodes75
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Defense Distributed

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related to Definition of Frame or Receiver · 18
Defense Distributed → ATF, ATF's, ATF2021R-05F, District, Fifth Circuit, Frame, Garland, In, Judge Reed O'Connor, June, Northern District, On, On March, Receiver, Second Amendment Foundation, Supreme Court, Texas, VanDerStok
related to International Traffic in Arms Regulations · 14
Defense Distributed → Arms Regulations, CAD, DDTC, Defense Distributed's, Defense Trade Controls, First, International Traffic, ITAR, Liberator Pistol, On May, Second Amendment, State Directorate, The State Department's, The United States Department
related to Reception · 12
Defense Distributed → America, CAD, Defense Distributed's, Despite, Firearms Policy Coalition, GitHub, GOA, Gun Owners, Odysee, The, Thingiverse, Twitter
related to DEFCAD · 11
Defense Distributed → DEFCAD, In December, Makerbot, Makerbot Industries, March, Printing, Public, SXSW Interactive, The Pirate Bay, Thingiverse, Wilson
related to G80 · 11
Defense Distributed → Black, Bondi, CNC, G80, Glock G19 Gen3, In, Multi Jet Fusion PA11, Supreme Court's March, The, The G80, VanDerStok
related to Stratasys confiscation · 10
Defense Distributed → ATF, Austin, Defense Distributed's, Learning, Ltd, On September, Stratasys, Texas, Wiki Weapon, Wilson
related to Founding · 8
Defense Distributed → After, AK-47, AR-15, December, DEFCAD, In, These, US
related to Ghost Gunner · 8
Defense Distributed → Andy Greenberg, AR-15, CNC, For, Ghost Gunner, In October, Since, Wired
related to Purpose · 7
Defense Distributed → According, Cody Wilson, Enlightenment, In, Slashdot, The, Wiki Weapon
related to The Undetectable Firearms Act · 6
Defense Distributed → Act, Congressional, Defense Distributed's, The Liberator, Undetectable Firearms Act, White House

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Defense DistributedFoundedOctober 16, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-10-16) in Austin, Texas1.00infobox
Defense DistributedFoundersCody Wilson Benjamin Denio1.00infobox
Defense DistributedProductsGhost Gunner DEFCAD1.00infobox
Defense DistributedTypeNonprofit1.00infobox
Defense DistributedWebsitedefdist.org1.00infobox
Defense Distributedis aonline0.90text
Defense Distributedrelated to DEFCADIn December0.60section
Defense Distributedrelated to DEFCADMakerbot Industries0.60section
Defense Distributedrelated to DEFCADThingiverse0.60section
Defense Distributedrelated to DEFCADPublic0.60section
Defense Distributedrelated to DEFCADDEFCAD0.60section
Defense Distributedrelated to DEFCADMarch0.60section

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