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Coast Runner Industries
View on WikipediaCoast Runner Industries, Inc. is an American desktop CNC milling manufacturing company headquartered in Austin, Texas. It was founded in February 2023 by Cody Wilson, Garret Walliman and others, and debuted its first product, the CR-1, on Kickstarter in February of 2024.[1][2]
Key Information
After Kickstarter and Indiegogo banned Coast Runner's early crowdfunding campaigns, Coast Runner sued the companies in a federal antitrust action in Texas in late 2024.[1][3]
History
[edit]Coast Runner previewed a prototype of its open source desktop CNC at CES in Las Vegas in 2024.[4] Ahead of its Kickstarter launch, Coast Runner and the CR-1 were positively reviewed by MAKE magazine.[5]
Litigation
[edit]In May of 2024, San Diego County, joined by The Giffords Law Center, brought suit against Coast Runner in California state court for violating a state law "blocking gun-making milling machines."[6]
On December 9, 2024, Coast Runner, represented by Stone Hilton, filed an antitrust action against Kickstarter, PBC, Indiegogo, Inc. and Launchboom, Inc. in a Texas federal court asking for $30M in damages.[1][7]
In February 2025, a California judge rejected Coast Runner’s attempt to dismiss the state’s lawsuit under anti-SLAPP provisions, allowing the case to proceed over alleged violations of California’s gun-making-machine ban.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Scarcella, Mike (December 10, 2024). "Gun rights activist sues Kickstarter, Indiegogo over alleged funding boycott". Reuters. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ Mensley, Matthew (February 27, 2024). "Coast Runner Kickstarter Campaign Promises to Make Metal CNC as Easy as 3D Printing". All3DP.com. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ Mensley, Matthew (March 1, 2024). "Coast Runner Kickstarter Campaign Terminated, Relaunches on IndieGoGo". All3DP.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ Kamps, Haje (January 12, 2024). "Coast Runner launching a $2,400 CNC mill soon". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ Kraft, Caleb (February 27, 2024). "Review: Coast Runner Desktop CNC Mill". MAKE. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ Rector, Kevin (May 3, 2024). "Ghost Gunner company accused of rebranding ploy to dodge California ban". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ Kohut, Adam (December 18, 2024). "Coast Runner Names Kickstarter, Indiegogo in Federal Antitrust Lawsuit". All3DP.com. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ^ "California judge slaps down ghost-gun manufacturer's anti-SLAPP motion". Courthouse News Service. February 26, 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.