SEATTLE — Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson offered the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s opposition to a preliminary injunction in Ferguson’s multistate, bipartisan lawsuit opposing the deregulation of 3D-printed “ghost guns.”

“President Trump says he objects to making 3D-printed guns widely available to anyone, regardless of whether they’re a felon or a terrorist. Then why is his administration still moving forward to pursue that very policy? Somebody should ask the president who’s really in charge.”

After the states won a temporary restraining order in the case, barring the federal government from lifting regulations on the printable files, President Donald Trump tweeted: “I am looking into 3-D Plastic Guns being sold to the public. Already spoke to NRA, doesn’t seem to make much sense!”

The White House further stated that “the Justice Department made a deal without the President’s approval” and “the President is glad this effort was delayed.”

A hearing on the states' motion for preliminary injunction is set for Aug. 21 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

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Contacts: Brionna Aho, Communications Director, (360) 753-2727; brionna.aho@atg.wa.gov