assault rifles. the judge's block is temporary, though. it puts a hold on the settlement a gun rights group and the government reached in june that would make it legal to post the plans on the internet. >> the founder of the gun rights group defense distributed says his company's site is going dark until he can further review the judge's order. before the ruling came down, he spoke to cnn's laurie segall about concerns publishing plans could endanger the public. >> reporter: the democratization of guns online, giving people the ability to 3d print their own guns would make it feasible for felons, minors, mentally ill to have access to firearms. are you worried about those repercussions? >> no, i don't believe that access to information is ever tremendously negative or a bad thing. i know that people can use information for bad things, but this isn't a justification to, what, stop a publisher from speaking? >> nearly a dozen states sued to stop the firm from publishing the printable plans. president trump even weighing in, tweeting "3d plastic guns being sold to the public doesn't