Versus Trump: Versus Plastic Guns
On this week's episode of Versus Trump, Jason, Charlie, and Easha—in her last episode for several months—discuss the fast-moving lawsuit by states against the Trump Administration and Cody Wilson seeking to block distribution of plans for 3D-printed guns. As usual, you can listen online below, and subscribe via this page with any podcast player or here in iTunes.
Charlie starts the discussion by explaning the background of the dispute, which actually dates back several years to a lawsuit brought by Wilson, the would-be distributor of these plans, against the Obama Administration. The Obama Administration successfully blocked the plans' distribution, and the Trump Administration defended that position until a recent settlement that would have permitted the distribution as of August 1. Jason then turns to the current lawsuit brought by many blue states that seeks to stop the settlement from going into effect and has resulted in a temporary block on Wilson's website. The trio discuss the administrative and constitutional law aspects of the dispute. They then say goodbye to Easha by thinking about the big topics she'll miss while she's gone.
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Notes
- The States' first amended complaint in the new case is here.
- The court's order granting the TRO is here.
- Really nice articles covering the entire dispute at CNET are here and here.
- Jason mentioned a letter to the court from Wilson's lawyer. That's here. The Reason blog post by Brian Doherty discussing that letter is here.
- Charlie mentioned this Doug Herzog law review article.
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Regulation Administrative Law Gun Rights & Regulation Justice & Safety Criminal Justice Versus Trump Podcast