Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Trevor Kraus set out to 3D print a gun — and stumbled into one of the most important constitutional cases you've never heard of. He sat down with Matthew Larosiere, a Florida-based attorney, designer, and gun collector currently being sued by California — a state he has never visited — for posting 3D gun design files online.
What starts as a deep dive into how much of a firearm you can actually print at home becomes a masterclass on where the law draws the line, why a design file is legally closer to a recipe than a weapon, and why one state's attempt to police the entire internet should worry every American — gun owner or not.
Don't Be an NPC About Gun Rights: go.studentsforliberty.org/npc-gun-rights
This is a story about the Second Amendment. But it's equally about the First.
Do you think 3D gun design files deserve First Amendment protection? Let us know in the comments.
0:00 – Introduction: From Walther PPK to 3D Printer
1:29 – The Tradition of Homemade Firearms in America
3:53 – What the Law Actually Considers a Gun
6:59 – Are 3D Gun Design Files Protected Speech?
10:53 – California's Lawsuit and Internet Jurisdiction
14:38 – Why Some People Fear Guns And Why That Doesn't Justify Censorship
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Your resource for exploring the ideas of a free society. We tackle big questions about what makes a society free or prosperous and how we can improve the world we live in. Watch more at learnliberty.org/.
Trevor Kraus set out to 3D print a gun — and stumbled into one of the most important constitutional cases you've never heard of. He sat down with Matthew Larosiere, a Florida-based attorney, designer, and gun collector currently being sued by California — a state he has never visited — for posting 3D gun design files online.
What starts as a deep dive into how much of a firearm you can actually print at home becomes a masterclass on where the law draws the line, why a design file is legally closer to a recipe than a weapon, and why one state's attempt to police the entire internet should worry every American — gun owner or not.
Don't Be an NPC About Gun Rights: go.studentsforliberty.org/npc-gun-rights
This is a story about the Second Amendment. But it's equally about the First.
Do you think 3D gun design files deserve First Amendment protection? Let us know in the comments.
0:00 – Introduction: From Walther PPK to 3D Printer
1:29 – The Tradition of Homemade Firearms in America
3:53 – What the Law Actually Considers a Gun
6:59 – Are 3D Gun Design Files Protected Speech?
10:53 – California's Lawsuit and Internet Jurisdiction
14:38 – Why Some People Fear Guns And Why That Doesn't Justify Censorship
LEARN LIBERTY:
Your resource for exploring the ideas of a free society. We tackle big questions about what makes a society free or prosperous and how we can improve the world we live in. Watch more at learnliberty.org/.
