Comment on Why 3D-Printing an Untraceable Ghost Gun Is Easier Than Ever (Podcast 18mins)
mememuseum@lemmy.world 4 days agoIn the United States, only the lower is considered a gun. There’s no check needed to buy the barrel or slide components.
Comment on Why 3D-Printing an Untraceable Ghost Gun Is Easier Than Ever (Podcast 18mins)
mememuseum@lemmy.world 4 days agoIn the United States, only the lower is considered a gun. There’s no check needed to buy the barrel or slide components.
altphoto@lemmy.today 4 days ago
You kidding? I know nothing about these things but that sounds just wrong.
mememuseum@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Nope, not kidding. the receiver is the component that is registered as a firearm, and the rest of the parts that go in it are unregulated. That’s also why you may have heard of “80%” receivers. They’re not machined all of the way so they are not considered firearms and the purchaser can then finish the machining and install the parts.