California Sues Gatalog, CTRLPew Over 3D-Printed Ghost Gun Files

Overview

• Attorney General Rob Bonta and San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu filed the case on February 6 in San Francisco County Superior Court.
• The suit alleges Gatalog Foundation Inc. and CTRLPew LLC unlawfully distribute downloadable code and guides to 3D‑print ghost guns, Glock switches, and illegal large‑capacity magazines.
• Prosecutors say the sites host more than 150 designs, provide a submission platform and how‑to guides, and enabled state investigators to build a Glock‑style handgun from downloaded files.
• The complaint also names Alexander Holladay, John Elik, and gun‑rights attorney Matthew Larosiere as individual defendants.
• Officials cite a sharp rise in ghost‑gun recoveries in California—10,877 in 2021—and advocacy group Giffords Law Center publicly backed the lawsuit.