Jul 31, 2018

Release of blueprints for 3D-printed guns halted by federal judge

A liberator pistol. Photo: Robert Macpherson/AFP via Getty Images

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Tuesday halting the release of downloadable blueprints of 3D-printed guns, the Associated Press reports.

The backdrop: Leading gun control organizations took the lead in filing an action related to a settlement that allowed an open-source defense firm to release blueprints for guns online. Before the restraining order was filed, Americans were well on their way to being able to download blueprints for firearms of all sorts beginning on August 1.

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Rebecca Falconer

Updated 20 mins ago - Politics & Policy

The latest: George Floyd protests nationwide

Police officers wearing riot gear push back demonstrators outside of the White House on Monday. Photo: Jose Luis Magana/AFP via Getty Images

Protests over the death of George Floyd and other police-related killings of black people continued for a seventh day across the U.S., with President Trump threatening on Monday to deploy the military if the unrest continues.

The latest: New York Attorney General Letitia James responded to Trump's comments by tweeting that he "is not a dictator & he doesn’t have the right to unilaterally deploy U.S. military across American states. We will guard the right to peaceful protest & will not hesitate to go to court to protect our constitutional rights during this time & well into the future."

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Dave Lawler

2 hours ago - World

The world watches America burn

Newspaper front pages via the Newseum

The world is watching the grief and anger, violence and pain in America's streets.

The big picture: The U.S. accounts for nearly one-third of the world's deaths from COVID-19. The killing of a black man, George Floyd, by police has sparked days of protest and nights of chaos in America's major cities.

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Alayna Treene, Alexi McCammond

3 hours ago - Politics & Policy

Trump walks to historic St. John's Church outside White House as protests rage

President Trump walked to the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church, located just steps away from the White House across Lafayette Park, on Monday night as protests linked to the murder of George Floyd raged across the capital and cities around the country.

What we're seeing: Military police and park rangers used physical force and tear gas on peaceful protestors to clear the area so that Trump could "pay respects" to the church that was damaged by a fire on Sunday.

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