The forced removal of the files was a quick fix to an ever growing concern by the State Department. It showed us that gun control laws were outdated and that new technologies will continue to evolve in order to promote freedom, whether you are for or against it. When the US State Department forced Cody Wilson to removed the design files from his website for the Liberator 3D printed single shot hand gun, this marked a turning point within several arenas. Update: Thingiverse has removed the files after about 90 minutes, but not before over 115 individuals downloaded them