And losing.

3-D-printed gun blueprint was uploaded in book form to Amazon as a ‘free speech exercise.’ Amazon removed it.
The free speech exercise didn’t last long. Amazon removed the book Wednesday for “violating our content guidelines,” a spokesman confirmed to The Washington Post. He declined to elaborate on exactly what guidelines the book violated or whether the decision to remove it was related to the temporary restraining order.

Of course, the restraining order was against Cody Wilson and DefDist, not everyone on the planet, which isn’t exactly one WA district judge’s jurisdiction (not that he cares about fine legal points). Which is exactly why CodeIsFreeSpeech.com could and did post the files.

Meanwhile — as of this writing — Amazon is still selling:

• Sten Mk II Construction Manual
  The Sten MK II construction manual is a complete “how to” book utilizing kits from ARMEX, SARCO, etc. Photographs detail manufacturing procedure, blueprinted receiver plans and STEN MK II RECEIVER TEMPLATE. With total construction cost of a home built at about $110.
• Gunsmithing: A Manual of Firearm Design, Construction, Alteration and Remodeling [Illustrated Edition]
  2012 Reprint of 1950 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Illustrated with over 100 photos and drawings. Roy F. Dunlap’s book is self-described as “a manual of firearms design, construction, alteration and remodeling for amateur and professional gunsmiths and users of modern firearms.” What makes Dunlap’s book important is its specificity.
• AR-15 Rifle Builder’s Manual: An Illustrated, Step-by-Step Guide to Assembling the AR-15 Rifle
  If you want to build your own AR-15 style rifle, this is the book you need. The AR-15 Rifle Builder’s Manual is the fully illustrated step-by-step guide to building the AR-15 style rifle. No procedure is left out or glossed over.
• The .50-caliber Rifle Construction Manual: With Easy-to-Follow Full-Scale Drawings
  This is the book that do-it-yourselfers anxious to try building their own .50-caliber rifles have been demanding since the best-selling Home Workshop .50-Caliber Sniper Rifle videotape first came out. In this companion book, Bill Holmes uses easy-to-follow foldout drawings and precise dimensions to take you step-by-step through the process of designing and constructing your very own .50-caliber rifle easily and inexpensively.
• The Master Gunmaker’s Guide To Building Bolt-action Rifles
  If you are looking to build a bolt-action rifle, buy this book first! It will teach you step-by-step how to make a rifle from scratch in a small, inexpensive shop.
• Home Workshop Guns for Defense & Resistance
  Master gun maker Bill Holmes shares what will and won’t work in designing and building rifles and shotguns from raw materials. Includes the fine points of creating everything from actions to sights, as well as tips on tools, materials, assembly, finishing and more. For academic study only.
• The Handgun: 2 (Home Workshop Guns for Defense & Resistance) by Bill Holmes (1-Jun-1987) Paperback
  Originally published as a series in The Home Shop Machinist magazine, this very popular gunsmithing project for firearms enthusiasts is now presented complete in soft-cover format for workbench ease.
• Building a Single Shot Falling Block Rifle Action
• A Rifle Anyone Can Build
  Written by gunsmith Jerry Lindsey, this simple and easy to follow guide to make a beautiful Remington model 6 without investing in equipment beyond what most homeowners already possess.
• Single Shot Lever Action: A Home Built Rifle
  Follow along as Glen Davis builds a single shot, lever action, rifle from scratch, using mostly recycled materials. This book includes a detailed build description of an original rifle, photographs of the actual build process, and scalable drawings.
• Advanced Gunsmithing: A Manual of Instruction in the Manufacture, Alteration, and Repair of Firearms
  Vickery’s clear and precise instruction covers gunsmithing essentials and techniques for both the amateur and professional smith.
• Build Your Own AK: Vol. I: Headspace & Virgin Barrel Population (Volume 1)
  This new book series dives deep into proven techniques of home-built AKs. Profusely illustrated with numerous photos and diagrams, these manuals will show you exactly how to assemble your AK parts kit step-by-step.
• Zips, Pipes, And Pens: Arsenal Of Improvised Weapons
  In this book, J. David Truby demonstrates why gun control simply doesn’t work. Features rare photos of remarkably ingenious and very deadly improvised weapons made by guerrillas, secret agents, criminals and freedom fighters, all collected from prisons, police departments and Third World countries. For information purposes only.

Huh. I wonder what “content guideline” applied to The Liberator Code Book that doesn’t apply to those books, mostly listed on Amazon for years.

Maybe it’s the plastic?

Nope (and some of that stuff is more dangerous than the Liberator).

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