3D Printed Wikiweapon Company Has Equipment SeizedJ.G. Vibes There are many technologies that are beginning to emerge in the consumer market that have the potential to radically disrupt the status quo and shift the power balance on this earth in favor of the general population. For Defense Distributed and the Wikiweapon project, it already has been a long and difficult battle. This is not the first time that they have had the plug pulled on their operation.The project also faced difficulties in late August, when IndieGogo shut down the projects campaign, citing a terms of service violation regarding the sale of firearms. Unphased, the group turned to Bitcoin and raised $20,000 to rent the Stratasys 3D printer which was ultimately taken back. There is good news though: the creators of this project are determined to fight the power and do all of the difficult legwork to make it easier for people in the future to freely use this kind of technology. After his printer was seized Wilson told Wired that: We want everyone else to not have to do these things, so fine, well do them, well fool around with it, well pay the thousands of dollars per year, Its just disgusting. I hate that thats the way it is, but thats apparently the regulatory landscape. linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 