I recently learned about 3D printing and how a pioneer of this technology, Cody Wilson, a 25-year-old law student at the University of Texas used it to develop a fully functioning Plastic gun he symbolically calls the “Liberator.” But that isn’t the issue here; instead it’s Cody’s decision to share blueprints of the “Liberator” online – where more than 100,000 people have downloaded his schematics – triggering law enforcement agencies and the general society to question the freedom of information sharing in contrast to necessary governmental oversight. Continue reading →