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Should all information be freely available?

by Tim Condon / 16 March 2013 26 September 2018

CodyWilson — Law school student Cody Wilson, one of the “15 most dangerous people in the world.”

Even computer files that can be used to “print” guns with the emerging technology of 3D printing? A team of young libertarians led by University of Texas law student Cody Wilson says yes. “South-by-Southwest” (aka “SxSW”) is a conference and festival in Texas that “offers the unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies.” One of those technologies is 3D printing. One of the speakers within the past week was Cody Wilson, who in his speech announced the formation of…

…DEFCAD.com, “a tool for the radically open development of 3D printing and liberty generally. The announcement and its accompanying video (below), reflect a vision of the future we believe the central planners simply were not expecting so soon.” Because he supposedly has “extreme libertarian views,” Wilson has laughably been branded by one idiot as “one of the 15 most dangerous people in the world.” (Right. A 24-year-old University of Texas law school student.) Here’s the video he showed at SxSW; it’s well worth watching.

http://youtu.be/rO54gzfite4

Tagged: 2nd Amendment, 3D printing, Cody Wilson, DEFCAD, Defense Distributed, printable guns, SxSW

I’ve been political my entire life, starting out with Barry Goldwater and The Conscience of a Conservative in the1960’s. In 1967 I enlisted in the U.S. Marines for four years, spending nearly two of them in South Vietnam. In 1972 I was a Florida presidential elector for Prof. John Hospers, the first Presidential candidate of the national Libertarian Party which was founded that same year. During the late 1970’s and into the 1980’s I was a contributing editor and monthly columnist for Reason magazine, and I’ve authored numerous articles in the print and online media about various subjects relating to individual rights and personal freedom. Today I’m a lawyer by profession; I divide my time between New Hampshire and Florida all year long, spending much of my time practicing law in Florida. As an early supporter and past member of the board of directors of the Free State Project, I was drawn to the Live Free or Die state of New Hampshire in late 2003 when it was chosen by a vote of the first 5,000 FSP participants. In 2004 I founded the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, and continue today to work within the state political system to advance the traditional NH values of frugal small government, low taxes, small business, free enterprise, and self-responsibility. To all, I say “Come and see what we are building in the beautiful, healthy, livable Free State of New Hampshire!”