US EditionCalifornia sues websites that publish blueprints for 3D printer ghost guns
California officials seek a permanent injunction against websites distributing over 150 3D-printed firearm designs amid a public safety crisis involving over 11,000 ghost guns recovered yearly.
- On February 6, 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu filed a complaint in San Francisco Superior Court naming Gatalog Foundation Inc., CTRLPEW LLC, Alexander Holladay, and John Elik as defendants.
- The suit alleges the websites distributed computer code and guidelines for 3D printing firearms, violating California civil statutes and enabling unlicensed individuals and minors to print weapons without background checks.
- Investigators say state investigators and prosecutors downloaded files `with a few simple keystrokes` from thegatalog.com and ctrlpew.com and built a Glock-style handgun, with more than 150 designs offered.
- Prosecutors seek a permanent injunction, civil penalties, and other relief, citing a public-safety crisis with recoveries rising from 26 in 2015 to more than 11,000 annually.
- Free-Speech defenders note federal courts and First Amendment precedent affirm that `Code is speech`, while defendants' supporters compare this suit to past litigation against Defense Distributed.
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CA Sues Websites That Publish Blueprints for 3D Printer Ghost Guns
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California Goes After Companies Behind Firearm Codes
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against two companies and more than 100 individuals after they allegedly distributed computer code to 3D print ghost guns. According to a release from Bonta’s office, Gatalog Foundation Inc. and CTRLPew LLC illegally distributed the computer code for “machine gun conversion devices including ‘Glock Switches,’ illegal large-capacity magazines, and other firearm-related products and compone…
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California sues websites that publish blueprints for 3D printer ghost guns
Two websites that distribute instructions for how to manufacture ghost guns are facing a new lawsuit from the state of California alleging that they provide access to illegal and untraceable firearms.
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Gun Rights Group Slams California Ghost Gun Lawsuit For "Criminalizing Law-Abiding Citizens" California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against two out-of-state companies and more than 100 individuals, accusing them of distributing computer code that lets people 3D-print their own firearms - a case critics say pits the right to bear arms and free speech against Sacramento’s latest gun-control crusade. In a San Francisco Superior C…
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The Constitution StudyCalifornia Sues Companies for Supporting Ghost Gun Manufacturing
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against two companies and more than 100 individuals, accusing them of unlawfully distributing computer code used for 3D-printing “ghost guns,” the attorney general’s office said in a Feb. 6 statement.
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