jumpinjoe
Hellcat
"Ghost guns" as I understand are not identified as any/all guns with no serial number, nor are they regularly identified as '3D printed guns, but are most often the 80%'rs. In most cases of some anti2nd law enforcement/politician speak, ghost guns are typically the 80% "gun kits" as they call them. There are very, very few 3D printed guns ever even mentioned or considered because so few are ever identified as having been used in crime, or worth taking the chance on. I think Cody Wilson has pretty much proven that up till now, whereas the 80%'rs are being seen and used more and more. The third example is a gun with the serial number having been ground off or otherwise removed from a manufactured firearm.
Now, what many folks don't know or understand is that we as American citizens can still make/build our own firearm for our own use at home and it requires no serial number in most cases ..... unless and until we decide to transfer it to someone else. Basically that's been the law since the before the country was even founded. And the other bigger example of firearms with no serial numbers are the millions and millions of firearms manufactured prior to the GCA of 1968. That's right, few manufactured guns were serialized up until then. That's when it was first required by law. We all know of many, many guns still in use today built prior to 1968 and few if any of them will display a serial number.
One last thought here ...... I'm not real certain that in just the last year or two there might not have been a state or two passed laws restricting the 'home made' firearms and now requiring them to be serialized in some fashion. But in general when you hear the term 'ghost gun' on TV news, they're speaking of what they consider a 'gun kit' (80%'rs), according to the anti's as easily available to any of the bad guys over the I-net with just a key click or phone call. And sadly for all us good guys, they are showing up more and more at mass shootings and other crime scenes.
And it seems those who are inclined to sell guns to those not allowed to have them, or more criminally to sell modified guns to anyone with the cash, are going more and more to the 80% "gun kits" making it harder to trace it back to them.
Now, what many folks don't know or understand is that we as American citizens can still make/build our own firearm for our own use at home and it requires no serial number in most cases ..... unless and until we decide to transfer it to someone else. Basically that's been the law since the before the country was even founded. And the other bigger example of firearms with no serial numbers are the millions and millions of firearms manufactured prior to the GCA of 1968. That's right, few manufactured guns were serialized up until then. That's when it was first required by law. We all know of many, many guns still in use today built prior to 1968 and few if any of them will display a serial number.
One last thought here ...... I'm not real certain that in just the last year or two there might not have been a state or two passed laws restricting the 'home made' firearms and now requiring them to be serialized in some fashion. But in general when you hear the term 'ghost gun' on TV news, they're speaking of what they consider a 'gun kit' (80%'rs), according to the anti's as easily available to any of the bad guys over the I-net with just a key click or phone call. And sadly for all us good guys, they are showing up more and more at mass shootings and other crime scenes.
And it seems those who are inclined to sell guns to those not allowed to have them, or more criminally to sell modified guns to anyone with the cash, are going more and more to the 80% "gun kits" making it harder to trace it back to them.
