Ghost Guns——Yea or Nay?

[harley128]

Saw the 60 minutes show tonite with the network, sheriffs, and ATF trashing this form of firearm.
I guess we are talking the 80% lowers and pistol frames with no serial number. Guess they are causing issues related to crimes, tracking, bad guys using them, etc.


What say you? Yea or Nay ?

 

[TwoForFlinching]

It's a little known fact that most two-bit criminals are talented machinists and tradesmen.

 

[tRidiot]

It's going to end up on the radar and these will be heavily targeted in future laws.

 

[MacFromOK]

It's a little known fact that most two-bit criminals are talented machinists and tradesmen.

ROFL!

 

[MacFromOK]

It's going to end up on the radar and these will be heavily targeted in future laws.

Sadly, this is a legitimate concern. :/

 

[Glock 40]

They scare me.

 

[Aries]

I question whether they are really that popular with criminals. They're not really cheaper than buying a manufactured gun, and most criminals don't buy guns because that's not where they want to spend their money. I'm sure there are exceptions, but is concern about a serial number really what stops someone from paying for a gun?

And it has many of the same problems as universal background checks. If you ban them all outright, you are suddenly making something illegal that was legally acquired. If you grandfather those that were acquired before a certain date, how do you know whether one was acquired before or after the date? They are not the most common kind of gun around, but there are enough of them out there that rounding them all up would be almost impossible. Ultimately, you just end up rounding up the ones you don't really have any reason to be concerned about.

 

[Ignored Member]

So..... we're not talking about a real ghost gun are we....

 

[rc508pir]

I dont get why its important for Law Enforcement to track guns anyway. I mean besides the obvious potential for illegal sales. Or is that the only reason?

Just because a Glock is used in a crime doesnt mean it can be traced. The only identifying feature are from the barrel which can be swapped in 15 seconds.

 

[surjimmy]

I question whether they are really that popular with criminals. They're not really cheaper than buying a manufactured gun, and most criminals don't buy guns because that's not where they want to spend their money. I'm sure there are exceptions, but is concern about a serial number really what stops someone from paying for a gun?

I watched a documentary on this. They were made in the Philippines, buy the time they get here they sale to the main gangs for about $4000. These guns are untraceable, and highly sot after. The more crimes they are involved in, the cheaper they get until they are shipped back to some Latin country.