{"id":2989,"date":"2024-03-17T22:47:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T22:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=2989"},"modified":"2024-03-17T22:47:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T22:47:45","slug":"hand-in-hand-a-second-amendment-group-fights-to-defend-first-amendment-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=2989","title":{"rendered":"Hand in Hand: A Second Amendment Group Fights to Defend First Amendment Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DEFCAD-Are-We-Czech-Yet-image.png\" data-caption=\"The AWCY Scz0rpion EVO, one of the many 3D printed guns that can be built from plans available on one of Defense Distributed's subsites. \"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"398\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DEFCAD-Are-We-Czech-Yet-image-696x398.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DEFCAD-Are-We-Czech-Yet-image-696x398.png 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DEFCAD-Are-We-Czech-Yet-image-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DEFCAD-Are-We-Czech-Yet-image-700x400.png 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DEFCAD-Are-We-Czech-Yet-image-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DEFCAD-Are-We-Czech-Yet-image-150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DEFCAD-Are-We-Czech-Yet-image-735x420.png 735w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DEFCAD-Are-We-Czech-Yet-image-560x320.png 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DEFCAD-Are-We-Czech-Yet-image.png 928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"\" title=\"DEFCAD Are We Czech Yet image\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The AWCY Scz0rpion EVO, one of the many 3D printed guns that can be built from plans available on one of Defense Distributed&#8217;s subsites. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and <a href=\"https:\/\/defdist.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Defense Distributed<\/a> have filed an <a href=\"https:\/\/saf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-06-DD-SAF-Brief-of-Appellants.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"65679bf20c4b48357414b410\">appellants\u2019 brief<\/a> in their long-running First Amendment challenge of the New Jersey statute which prohibits the publication of computer files containing digital firearms information. Defense Distributed, according to their website, is the first private defense contractor in service of the general public. Since 2012\u2019s Wiki Weapon project, Defense Distributed has provided state-of-the-art information in small scale, digital and personal gunsmithing technology.<\/p>\n<p>The brief was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. SAF and Defense Distributed, based in Texas, are represented by attorneys Chad Flores and Josh Blackman, both in Houston, Texas and attorney Daniel L. Schmutter at Hartman &amp; Winnicki in Ridgewood, N.J.<\/p>\n<p>Since July 2018, the New Jersey Attorney General has acted under color of law to censor the publication of Defense Distributed\u2019s Second Amendment speech. This has included a cease-and-desist letter to Defense Distributed, and threats to Defense Distributed\u2019s third-party service providers. It amounted to a campaign of harassment and intimidation, which led to the federal lawsuit filed by SAF and Defense Distributed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis case has been dragging on since 2018, and it is obvious the New Jersey Attorney General is engaging in legal gamesmanship,\u201d said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. \u201cWe won fairly in the Fifth Circuit in the battle over jurisdiction, but now the AG has gone back to a district court in the Garden State simply because he doesn\u2019t like losing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a case about government censorship. New Jersey is simply waging an ideological war against Defense Distributed for providing information online about firearms knowledge and possession.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our continued pursuit of justice,\u201d noted SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut, \u201cwe\u2019ve had to literally chase the New Jersey Attorney General from one federal court circuit to another. New Jersey\u2019s effort to stifle the First Amendment rights of Defense Distributed is reaching the realm of stubborn defiance. It constitutes a tortious interference with Defense Distributed\u2019s business, in addition to violating their rights under the First and Second Amendments. The attorney general isn\u2019t just trying to delay justice, he is trying to deny justice altogether.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/defdist.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Defense Distributed<\/a> operates three separate websites beneath their umbrella as part of their effort to support the 3D gun community. They include:<\/p>\n<div class=\"about-section\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/defcad.com\/\">DEFCAD<\/a>: A file-sharing platform designed as a comprehensive model repository for digital gunsmiths. DEFCAD is the world\u2019s largest repository for small arms technical data, established by Defense Distributed in 2012. To ensure the world\u2019s 2D and 3D firearms reference files and blueprints are permanently available in the public domain, our platform organizes <a href=\"https:\/\/defcad.com\/opensource\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open source<\/a> collections and develops bibliographic standards for the benefit of the American rifleman and gunsmith.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ghostgunner.net\/\">GHOST GUNNER<\/a>: Ghost Gunner is a third-generation, programmable desktop CNC with a gunsmithing design emphasis and related software. It supports a large open source community and a growing library of firearms patterns, including the AR-15, AR-308, 1911, and Polymer80 frames.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ddlegio.com\/\">LEGIO<\/a>: LEGIO is\u00a0Defense Distributed\u2019s technical and legal support fraternity with opportunities for supporters and interested 3D creators to join for a nominal fee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/545608-2\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AWCY Scz0rpion EVO, one of the many 3D printed guns that can be built from plans available on one of Defense Distributed&#8217;s subsites. Next Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6 Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Defense Distributed have filed an appellants\u2019 brief in their long-running First Amendment challenge of the New Jersey statute which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2989","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-reviews"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}