FedEx refuses to ship company’s new 3D milling machine that can make “untraceable” gun parts.
Of course, the controversy around Defense Distributed is far more than legal; plenty of other companies have opted to keep their distance. Indiegogo booted the group’s initial fundraiser off the site in 2012. And 3-D printer maker Stratasys refused to continue renting a printer to the group after learning that its machine was being used to make gun components.
FedEx seems to be joining the same club of companies trying to avoid any part in digital DIY gunsmithing. But as more tools like 3-D printers and CNC mills find their way into Americans’ homes, they may have to face the reality that those devices can also create deadly weapons, says UCLA’s Winkler. “It’s going to be very hard to get people to stop using these same devices to make firearms,” he says. “To a certain extent, FedEx will have to get used to shipping gun-making machines.”
That’s about right. All you cowardly pukes are going to have to get used to the idea that free men (and women, of course) are always going to find a way to use your product and services in the cause of freedom. Whether you agree with them or not.
As Michelle Malkin once trenchantly observed, “Shut up and sing.” Well, FedEx, shut up and ship.