Florida company CTRLPew LLC filed a countersuit against California Attorney General Rob Bonta Wednesday, saying Bonta is unlawfully chilling the First Amendment rights of the distributor of 3D “ghost gun” computer code.
Bonta sued CTRLPew LLC on Friday in California state court, saying the company unlawfully shares “blueprints” that people can use to create guns without serial numbers that are untrackable, dodging background checks meant to prevent minors and people convicted of dangerous felonies from owning firearms.
The guides, photos, and design files that are linked on the company’s website “are expressive works and technical instructions,” and the California suit ...