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• Objection@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Personally, I would rather not walk around with an object that would land me in prison if it were discovered.

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  • Fedizen@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Where I live first infraction for a ghost gun is a fine so prison seems a bit dramatic.

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    • Objection@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Not everyone lives where you live. If I’m giving advice on the internet, where people live in many different locales, I think “buy a gun” is better advice than “3D print a gun.” Especially considering that 3D printed guns require more technical knowledge to put together and there’s potential for misfires or even injuries if you don’t know what you’re doing. Not to mention the cost of the 3D printer in the first place.

      You want to go that route, by all means, knock yourself out. But it feels like you’re picking a pointless fight over this.

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      • Fedizen@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I don’t think playing right into the arms industry’s bosom is good advice unless you’re serious about actually training and organizing around using a gun.

        Owning a gun doesn’t fix anything, hell using a gun doesn’t fix anything. There’s no guarantee when/if shit gets stupid you’ll even be able to get enough ammo for the thing (let alone the issues with caching a large amount of ammo).

        The only way guns are going to matter in a realistic sense is if people are afraid to shoot you because they’ll get shot. If there’s actually some kind of civil war you’ll get guns an ammo from the army.

        I’ve always just gone to the range with my friends who have guns. I’m not going to give the gun industry here a dime they don’t need.

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