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Defense Distributed v. Blanche
Relying almost entirely on a rumor of better rules to come, Jennifer VanDerStok and friends have dismissed their multi-year case against the Biden frame or receiver rule in the Northern District of Texas. This leaves Defense Distributed and the Second Amendment Foundation as the only remaining parties in the litigation. Last week we moved for […]
04.29.26
03.24.26
DD v YouTube to be Decided in Texas
Last week, the Fifth Circuit entered an order denying YouTube’s petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel transfer of our case to the Northern District of California. This denial followed comprehensive adversarial proceedings. Both sides fully briefed the merits and submitted Rule 28(j) supplemental authorities. Even the State of Texas intervened as amicus […]
03.12.26
3D2A History and Value
Zé Carioca has been arrested in Rio das Pedras, a municipality in São Paulo, Brazil. His investigators, part of an operation called “Shadowgun,” said Zé was an engineer who used a false name on an online forum that disclosed tests and guidelines for how to manufacture ghost guns at home. According to these investigators, Zé […]
02.12.26
The Fall of the House of Buster
No doubt you’ve heard the news that California has sued Fudd Buster and co. for $8,000,000 in San Francisco. Who could have seen this coming? The “voice of The Gatalog” is, predictably, now nowhere to be found. That organization, which in 2021 claimed thousands of members, has of late degraded to a mere mob. And […]
01.15.26
On Hoffman and Patents
3D2A is upset that a federal court ordered Tim Hoffman to remove his Super Safety from the Internet, and that Rare Breed Triggers would take advantage of Hoffman’s unfortunate, constant babbling about the dispute. Patent suits aren’t unusual in the gun industry, and (as many suggest) the Rare Breed patents may be invalid. But does […]