The victory was a long time coming. In the words of Cody Wilson, founder of Defense Distributed: “After seven years, Defense Distributed has at last secured a legal victory in the Ninth Circuit. All CAD files, blueprints and manuals for small arms are free to be legally downloaded at DEFCAD.”
On April 7, 2021, President Biden announced a crackdown on ghost guns, instructing the DOJ to propose rules requiring serial numbers and background checks for kits and unfinished receivers. Within 24 hours of the announcement, DEFCAD reported a 350% traffic spike. The repository server moved to Moldova to resist US jurisdiction. defcad files repository 2021