Tag Archives: guns and money

US slows “Plastic Guns for Everyone” campaign

The US government has demanded designs for a 3D-printed gun be taken offline. The order to remove the blueprints for the plastic gun comes after they were downloaded more than 100,000 times. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22478310 Before making the Liberator, Mr Wilson got a licence to manufacture and sell the weapon from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, […]

US Middle East arms dealing

The Defense Department is expected to finalize a $10 billion arms deal with Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.“not just to boost Israel’s capabilities, but also to boost the capabilities of our Persian Gulf partners” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/19/world/middleeast/us-selling-arms-to-israel-saudi-arabia-and-emirates.html?hp Under the agreement, each country would be allowed to purchase advanced armaments from American contractors. In the […]