Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson

"Shoppers will have fewer choices and less competition, and, without a competitive marketplace, they will pay higher prices at the grocery store," Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson said.

The judge said the untraceable weapons could end up in the wrong hands. But it's unclear how effective the order is since some gun plans have already been online for four days.

The lawsuit is seeking a temporary restraining order to bar the government from lifting export control restrictions, and stop a company from posting downloadable gun plans online later this week.

Motel 6 trained new employees to provide guest lists to agents when they asked, without requiring the agents to show a search warrant, Washington state's attorney general alleges in a lawsuit.