What is Defense Distributed?
{{Infobox company | name = Defense Distributed | logo = [[File:DD Rings Black.png|140px|DD Rings Black]] | logo_caption = | logo_upright = <!-- default = 1 --> | logo_alt = Two black capital D's for Defense Distributed | type = [[Nonprofit organization|Nonprofit]] | industry = | predecessor = <!-- or: | predecessors = --> | founded = {{Start date and age|2012|10|16}} in [[Austin, Texas]] | founders = [[Cody Wilson]]<br/>Benjamin Denio<br/>Sean Kubin<ref>{{Cite news |title=A Crypto-Anarchist Will Help You Build a DIY AR-15 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-cody-wilson-ghost-gunner-ar-15/ |access-date=2022-04-02 |newspaper=Bloomberg.com}}</ref> | defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | fate = | successor = <!-- or: | successors = --> | hq_location_city = | hq_location_country = | area_served = <!-- or: | areas_served = --> | key_people = Paloma Heindorff, COO | products = [[Ghost Gunner]]<br/>[[DEFCAD]] | owner = <!-- or: | owners = --> | num_employees = | num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) --> | parent = | website = {{URL|http://defdist.org/}} }} '''Defense Distributed''' is a private [[defense contractor]]{{cn|date=February 2025}} with [[open source]] software that specializes in [[3D printing]] of [[weapon]]s. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons category}} * [http://defcad.org/ DEFCAD] * [https://defdist-blog.tumblr.com/ The Wiki Weapon development blog] * [https://www.samaterials.com/405-3d-printing-powder.html 3d printing powder] [[Category:Non-profit organizations of the United States]] {{US-stub}}