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re: CBS: What is a ghost gun?

Posted on 4/12/22 at 9:27 am to
Posted by Pettifogger
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Feb 2012
86079 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 9:27 am to
Reality - "ghost" guns are 0.3% of firearms used in crime

ATF - "Ghost guns are contributing to the rise in gun violence."

Posted by beerJeep
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2016
37728 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 9:28 am to
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or people who just don't want the government knowing what type of firearms they have."


Because its none of their mother fricking business.
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
58879 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 9:28 am to
Is this one those hilarious guns were lost in a boating accident posts? If not, what the hell were you doing with multiple guns on a boat in false river?
Posted by UpToPar
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2008
22872 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 9:31 am to
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or people who just don't want the government knowing what type of firearms they have


The horror.
Posted by NATidefan
Two hours North of Birmingham
Member since Dec 2008
36776 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 9:31 am to
Biden saw In the line of fire recently

Posted by UpToPar
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2008
22872 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 9:33 am to
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so I don’t think serial numbers matter much anymore.


They do if you want to keep a gun registry.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
297141 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 9:36 am to
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They are solely doing this because they realized that good ole boys have added millions of AR’s to their stashes by building 80% lowers. Watch and see you won’t be able to order a complete upper shipped to your house anymore


They'll try to regulate upper receivers, I bet.

The feds are keeping a defacto registry. They accumulate these records when a business goes under.
Posted by Meauxjeaux
102836 posts including my alters
Member since Jun 2005
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Posted on 4/12/22 at 9:37 am to
We should promote more ghost guns so maybe the trash will stop breaking into cars.
Posted by bayouvette
Raceland
Member since Oct 2005
5603 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 9:37 am to
Who really thinks a felon has a problem buying a gun. Lol

Felons ain't going to the store and buy a new piece.
Posted by frequent flyer
USA
Member since Jul 2021
3383 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 9:44 am to
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Felons ain't going to the store and buy a new piece.



Or assembling a gun out of fabricated parts or 3d printed parts.

The government is deflecting. They are blaming ghost guns for the spike in violence when it's their own stupid progressive policies that have lead to this spike in violence.
Posted by bayoudude
Member since Dec 2007
25841 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 9:54 am to
Troubling to me that they have mentioned fire control parts and bolt carrier groups when talking about regulating these so called ghost guns. Does that mean you won’t be able to buy a bolt or trigger group without an ffl as it will be a serialized part? Also would each of these parts now be treated as a fire arm as they are necessary to make one function? They want to ban all guns make no mistake and this is just another way they can erode the right without the masses noticing.
This post was edited on 4/12/22 at 9:55 am
Posted by Buck_Rogers
Member since Jul 2013
2069 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 10:07 am to
Removing the serial number immediately makes any gun untraceable. It's all for show, just so they can say they're doing something about these "guns" that are going out and committing crimes.
This post was edited on 4/12/22 at 10:08 am
Posted by Jimbeaux
Member since Sep 2003
21353 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 10:18 am to
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A senior administration official said the ATF was able to trace fewer than 1% of the approximately 45,000 ghost guns recovered during criminal investigations between January 2016 and December 2021, reported CBS News' Bo Erickson. Almost 700 of the incidents were homicides or attempted homicides, the official said.


Something is frickee about those numbers. 45,000 “ghost guns” recovered in 5 years during criminal investigations?

Tell me again specifically, what is the definition of a ghost gun? There weren’t 45,000 3-D guns recovered. I highly doubt there were 45,000 obliterated serial numbered guns.

They have to be using the 45,000 number to reflect all guns recovered where they simply don’t know who the owner is.

This looks like a push for mandatory federal gun registration.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
120266 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 10:22 am to
Although crime is up, it still isn't where it was in the 60, 70, 80s and most of the 90s when there were no 3D printers to create ghost guns.

But I do know drug addiction is up and thats good for street dealers, which means more territorial wars.

Being able to print a "ghost gun" just means they don't have to buy one on the street.

But like most laws.. As long as it makes some people feel good that's all that matters.
Posted by lockthevaught
Member since Jan 2013
2699 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 10:26 am to
I have a 12 gauge double barreled shotgun made in 1897 by the American Gun Company without a serial number.

Would this be considered a ghost gun?
Posted by tadman
Member since Jun 2020
5185 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 10:28 am to
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They are solely doing this because they realized that good ole boys have added millions of AR’s to their stashes by building 80% lowers.


Typical liberal BS. How many AR's are used in mass shootings? How many are hurt in mass shootings? How many baws are involved in mass shootings?

The answer to all of those questions is significantly less than any liberal cares to admit.

There are far more car accident fatalities involving minivan-driving suburban karens that voted for Biden than AR or ghost-related fatalities.
Posted by Steadyhands
Slightly above I-10
Member since May 2016
7125 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 10:31 am to
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lost all my ghost guns in a terrible boating accident


Similar thing happened to me. No accident involved, and my guns are still on board. Problem is that I left them on a ghost ship.
Posted by HonoraryCoonass
Member since Jan 2005
19824 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 10:31 am to
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What is a ghost gun?


This would be a good question for Dar’Shun Kendrick.
Posted by holmesbr
Baton Rouge, La.
Member since Feb 2012
3908 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 10:35 am to
Cheaper to buy a stolen gun on the street than build a Polymer 80 pistol. P80 may be cheaper if you have a box of parts sitting around. The ghost gun doesn't need a serial number till you sell it. And you run afoul of the law if your intent is to build them to sell.
Posted by Mike da Tigah
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Member since Feb 2005
61368 posts
Posted on 4/12/22 at 10:42 am to
OK liberals…. For your next trick, show me all the ghost guns collected from bad guys.


The crickets and I will be waiting for your replies.



This has NOTHING to do with ghost guns. It’s political posturing right out the gates, but it’s also a foothold to get you used to heavier restrictions down the line, and you can bet that they are coming, but the thinking is that once they get you to nibble at the worm, you’ll eventually swallow the whole thing. Tyranny depends upon us, and I don’t have much confidence in us anymore. That’s a fact.


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