Judge sides with Defense Distributed over gun 'frame or receiver' rules
A federal judge ruled against applying firearm regulations to an unfinished piece of metal at issue in the Defense Distributed case.
A federal judge has ruled in favor of Defense Distributed, finding that the federal government cannot impose firearm regulations on an incomplete hunk of metal described as a frame or receiver. The decision hinges on whether an unfinished piece of metal qualifies as a regulated firearm component.