Deterrence Dispensed Explained

Deterrence Dispensed (DetDisp) is a decentralized, online collective that promotes and distributes designs for open-source 3D printed firearms, gun parts, and handloaded cartridges.[1] The group describes itself as aligned with the freedom of speech and anti-copyright movements.[2]

DetDisp is best known for developing and releasing the FGC-9, a semi-automatic 3D-printed carbine requiring no regulated gun parts.[3]

History

In February 2019, a group of 3D gun designers chose the name "Deterrence Dispensed" as a reference to Defense Distributed, the first 3D firearms organization. By 2020 the group claimed thousands of members, many of whom lived in jurisdictions where unlicensed firearm production was illegal. Prominent among the group's pseudonymous members was the late German-Kurdish gun designer "JStark1809".Deterrence Dispensed has used multiple, alternative social networks and platforms due to suspensions from mainstream sites, including Tumblr and Keybase.[4] At one time, Deterrence Dispensed was the sixth most popular team on the Keybase platform, but by January 2021 they would be banned, a decision attributed to Keybase's acquisition by Zoom Video Communications.[5] [6]

The group has since published files and blueprints on file-sharing websites built by LBRY, including the website Odysee.[7]

Designs

Deterrence Dispensed is best known for developing and releasing the FGC-9, a 3D printed carbine requiring no regulated parts.[8] At the peak of its popularity, the group also distributed blueprints for AR-15s, an AKM receiver called the "Plastikov", handgun frames, and a magazine for Glock pistols named after New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, who once pushed for crackdowns on the online sharing of 3D printable firearms designs. In 2019 the group released a design called the "Yankee Boogle", which is an auto sear that converts a semi-automatic AR-15 into a fully automatic one.[9]

Criticism

Since the death of JStark, former members of DetDisp have been criticized for founding organizations in opposition to the original open source and anti-copyright values of the organization.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Hanrahan . Jake . 3D-printed guns are back, and this time they are unstoppable . Wired UK . 20 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20230405112922/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/3d-printed-guns-blueprints. April 5, 2023.
  2. Web site: det_disp . Keybase . Code is free speech. Copyright is theft.. https://web.archive.org/web/20230407145305/http://keybase.io/team/Det_Disp. April 7, 2023.
  3. News: Simpson . John . Militant network pushes homemade assault rifles . 6 December 2020 . The Times . November 23, 2020 . en . 23 November 2020 . https://archive.today/20201123134303/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/militant-network-pushes-homemade-assault-rifles-clmmx2lmt . bot: unknown . (
  4. Web site: Barton. Champe. August 27, 2019. 3D-Printed Gun Group Moves to Tumblr. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230131101710/https://www.thetrace.org/newsletter/3d-printed-gun-group-moves-to-tumblr/. January 31, 2023. January 31, 2021. The Trace. en-us.
  5. Web site: Barton. Champe. July 25, 2019. As Social Networks Crack Down, 3D-Printed Gun Community Moves to New Platforms. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230308220305/https://www.thetrace.org/2019/07/3d-printed-guns-social-media-ban/. March 8, 2023. January 31, 2021. The Trace. en-us.
  6. Web site: Keybase, a Platform Owned by Zoom, Will Ban Groups Sharing Blueprints for 3D-Printed Guns. The Trace. 2 February 2021.
  7. Web site: Zarebczan. Thomas. December 8, 2019. lbryio/spee.ch@ad87e2b. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20221203225656/https://github.com/lbryio/spee.ch/commit/ad87e2b8a7c793b00b6a83b2bfffd44ce7fcd48b. December 3, 2022. January 29, 2021. GitHub. en.
  8. Kelly. Kim. May 21, 2020. The Rise of the 3D-Printed Gun. The New Republic. live. January 31, 2021. 0028-6583. https://web.archive.org/web/20221205152902/https://newrepublic.com/article/157753/rise-3d-printed-gun. December 5, 2022.
  9. Greenberg. Andy. November 4, 2020. FBI Says 'Boogaloo Boys' Bought 3D-Printed Machine Gun Parts. en-us. Wired. live. January 31, 2021. 1059-1028. https://web.archive.org/web/20230322215934/https://www.wired.com/story/boogaloo-boys-3d-printed-machine-gun-parts/. March 22, 2023.
  10. Book: Wilson, Cody . May 31, 2024 . Black Flag White Paper: A Primer on Copyright and 3D Guns . 9798988553816.

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