-=> MOONDOG wrote to ARELOR <=-
MO> Regarding criminal activity with "ghost guns," they're not actual acts
MO> of viol ence. They are arrests of individuals who are prohibited from
MO> legally owning a firearm getting caught with one. Home made firearms
MO> are nothing new. The difference is people can buy CNC mini mills that
MO> fit on a table top that do all the precision work.
Much like 3d printers weren't a thing you could 'own at home' until just
a few years ago...
MO> Years ago I saw a builder's blog where the gunsmith bought a shovel at
MO> the local big box hardware store, and used a bending brake, a saw, a
MO> drill and a hammer cut and bend the shovel scoop into an AK receiver.
MO> Excess metal used t o create smaller pieces of the receiver that
MO> required welding in place. The buttstock was made from the handle.
MO> the rest of the gun was surplus parts that require no special paperwork
MO> to own. Most military arms made aroiund and after WWII were made of
MO> stamped pieces spot welded together. the complex parts were firing
MO> components, the bolt, and the rifled barrel.
Yep - a common 'concern' is that if they want to make 'any parts that can
be made into a gun' restricted then shovels, pipes, etc.
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