Deterrence Dispensed

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Deterrence Dispensed (DetDisp) is a decentralized, online collective that promotes and distributes open-source 3D printed firearms, gun parts, and handloaded cartridges. The group describes itself as aligned with the freedom of speech movement. [2]

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DetDisp is best known for developing and releasing the FGC-9, a semi-automatic 3D-printed carbine requiring no regulated gun parts. Despite being recognized as a threat by various law enforcement agencies, [3] the group has to date been unchallenged in national or state courts. [4] [5]

History

In February 2019, a group of 3D gun designers chose the name "Deterrence Dispensed" as a reference to the 3D printed firearms company Defense Distributed. [4] The group has claimed thousands of members since then, many of whom live in jurisdictions that ban unlicensed firearm production. [3] Prominent among the group's pseudonymous members was the late German-Kurdish gun designer "JStark1809". [4] [3] Deterrence Dispensed has had to use multiple, alternative social networks and platforms because of suspensions from several mainstream networks. After multiple bans, Deterrence Dispensed migrated to Tumblr and Keybase, but even these platforms eventually banned them. [6] [7] In the two weeks after Deterrence Dispensed joined Keybase, they became the sixth most popular team on the platform. [6] However, in January 2021 they would be kicked off of Keybase as well, which was attributed to policy changes after Keybase's acquisition by Zoom Video Communications. [8] In 2019, the group also began sharing its blueprints on spee.ch, a now-defunct file-sharing website built by the LBRY team; the site was later replaced by LBRY.tv. [9] [6] The group has also used Signal, Discord, and Internet Relay Chat (IRC). [4]

The majority of these files are now hosted on thegatalog.com, although the files themselves are hosted on Odysee which, like spee.ch, was built by the LBRY team.

In 2021 Deterrence Dispensed changed their name to The Gatalog to prevent further confusion with the company Defense Distributed. They also host their own team chat replacement via thegatalog.com, along with all the files they release.

Designs

Deterrence Dispensed is best known for developing and releasing the FGC-9, a 3D printed carbine requiring no regulated parts. [10] The group also distributes blueprints for AR-15s, an AKM receiver called the "Plastikov", handgun frames, and a magazine for Glock pistols. [10] [6] The group named the Glock magazine design the "Menendez mag" after New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, who has pushed for crackdowns on the online sharing of 3D printed firearms designs. [6] In 2019 the group released a design called the "Yankee Boogle", which is an auto sear that converts a semi-automatic AR-15 into a fully automatic one. The name is a possible reference to the Boogaloo movement. [11]

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