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name: the liberator
image: "https://assets.0xhoneyjar.xyz/Mibera/traits/SS5_The%20Liberator.webp"
swag_score: 5
date_added: "2024-07-16"
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# the liberator

## Visual Elements

a small white and black gun, simple and rectangular design.

## Cultural Context

The Liberator was the first fully 3D-printed firearm, released as open-source files by Defense Distributed in 2013. It proved that digital fabrication can route around physical regulation, a cypherpunk idea with deeply uncomfortable implications.

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## Justification

The first fully 3D-printed firearm, released as open-source files. Extends cypherpunk logic from digital information to physical manufacturing — if code is speech, what is a gun file?
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**Dominant Colors:** black, white
**Swag Score:** 5
**Date Added:** 2024-07-16