Senators ask Facebook, Twitter, Google to block 3D-printed gun blueprints

Those that would dominate first seek to disarm those they would control.

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote." -Benjamin Franklin

Make no mistake. The period during which our government was a tool of liberty preservation seems to be long past.

I believe we may be well down the slippery slope to despotism Franklin feared so much.

I pray I am wrong.

If Congress makes laws banning distribution of firearm blueprints, it's considered a 1A/2A violation (or at least legally dubious).

If social media companies ban distribution of firearm blueprints on their sites, it's not considered a violation ("they're private platforms!").

If members of Congress, who hold power to threaten regulation of social media companies, tell social media companies to ban it for them...