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Politicians push for regulation of ‘ghost guns’
Posted on 5/14/20 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 5/14/20 at 5:33 pm
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With U.S. gun sales soaring during the coronavirus pandemic, a group of 15 Senate Democrats is introducing legislation calling for new restrictions on untraceable “ghost guns.”
Made using gun kits or by 3D printing — and sometimes referred to as “80 percent guns” because they haven’t reached a level of manufacturing that meets the legal definition of a firearm — these weapons have no serial numbers, as compared to guns sold by federally licensed gun dealers. There’s also no requirement to obtain a federal background check for anyone who buys a kit and builds such a weapon, and they can be sold by unlicensed dealers.
Led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, these Senate Democrats — who include Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York — want to require that all guns sold in the United States after Jan. 1, 2022, can be traced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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Posted on 5/14/20 at 5:36 pm to RLDSC FAN
Posted on 5/14/20 at 5:38 pm to RLDSC FAN
Posted on 5/14/20 at 5:39 pm to RLDSC FAN
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push for regulation of ‘ghost guns’
It's to late for that. Soon we will have widespread, cheap access to 3d metal printing.
Then people can make their own .50 cal Browning at home.
Posted on 5/14/20 at 5:40 pm to RLDSC FAN
frick them
Posted on 5/14/20 at 5:42 pm to RLDSC FAN
Doesn't matter what I think. If Democrats are for it, reason stands against it.
Posted on 5/14/20 at 5:43 pm to RLDSC FAN
Edit:. I didn't read the 80% lower part. My bad.
This post was edited on 5/14/20 at 10:27 pm
Posted on 5/14/20 at 5:43 pm to RLDSC FAN
Legally, I get why something needs to be put into writing on people 3D printing untraceable guns at home. It’s not going to stop it though
Posted on 5/14/20 at 5:44 pm to dbeck
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It's to late for that. Soon we will have widespread, cheap access to 3d metal printing.
Then people can make their own .50 cal Browning at home
Posted on 5/14/20 at 5:45 pm to RLDSC FAN
Posted on 5/14/20 at 5:47 pm to dragginass
quote:Not an 80% complete receiver and with a jig, a router and an afternoon it can be made 100%. I hope it doesn't pass but there will be a shortage of 80% receivers and machining jigs now.
It's not true, first of all. When you buy a lower receiver it is treated like a firearm purchase and must be sold through a FFL
Posted on 5/14/20 at 5:47 pm to RLDSC FAN
Until they do something about nightmare knives, boogie bombs or frankencannons this will all just be useless partisan BS
Posted on 5/14/20 at 5:49 pm to dragginass
Wrong
Posted on 5/14/20 at 5:51 pm to RLDSC FAN
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sometimes referred to as “80 percent guns” because they haven’t reached a level of manufacturing that meets the legal definition of a firearm
You can buy 80% lowers with no checks because, technically, they aren't firearms. Somewhere, we have to say "OK, that isn't a firearm. Now this over here is a firearm."
Regulating 80% lowers only leads to needing a background check on triggers, grips, and barrels....where does it stop? Are we really going to perform background checks on scope rails?
This is just utter nonsense as is the term "Ghost Gun". They just want control.
Posted on 5/14/20 at 5:53 pm to Junky
Posted on 5/14/20 at 5:55 pm to dragginass
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A 3D printed unregistered firearm is already illegal.
No it isn't.
And your verbage tells me you're clueless.
This post was edited on 5/14/20 at 5:56 pm
Posted on 5/14/20 at 5:59 pm to RLDSC FAN
It's a feel good policy that won't have any impact on crime. Kind of like closing the "gun show loophole"
Posted on 5/14/20 at 6:06 pm to PrivatePublic
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Doesn't matter what I think. If Democrats are for it, reason stands against it.
Jesus Christ. Your mindset is the perfect example of what is wrong with our political system.
The people win when all sides do not otherwise we would live in a dictatorship.
Posted on 5/14/20 at 6:06 pm to Junky
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You can buy 80% lowers with no checks because, technically, they aren't firearms. Somewhere, we have to say "OK, that isn't a firearm. Now this over here is a firearm."
Exactly. The article keeps calling it a weapon. It is a chunk of metal with a few machined features.
Like you said, it is debating at what point to call something a firearm.
Posted on 5/14/20 at 6:08 pm to dragginass
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unregistered firearm is already illegal.
That's odd. I never had to register any of my firearms.
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