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The designs had been available for free download but a temporary ban
was imposed by a US judge concerned that they could fall into the wrong
hands.
Defense Distributed now promises to deliver the drives to customers in select states.
Its suggested price is $10 (£7.70), but customers can choose how much to pay.
The history of what the Texas-based firm's founder Cody Wilson calls the "downloadable gun" has been a chequered one.
The
computer-aided designs (CADs) were originally published online in 2013.
But the website was quickly ordered to remove the files over fears they
could be used by terrorists or criminals to make untraceable "ghost
guns".
In a surprise move, and following lengthy court action from
Defense Distributed, the US Department of Justice ruled in July that
the blueprints did not represent a national security threat and could be
put back online.
They were downloaded thousands of times, prompting outcry
from 19 US states. Led by Washington state, they launched a legal action
against the US government.
That in turn led to a federal judge issuing a temporary ban which saw the files once again removed from the internet.
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