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ghost gun
A privately made firearm (also ghost gun or homemade firearm) is a firearm that lacks a commercially-applied serial number, rendering the weapon untraceable. The term is used mostly in the United States by gun control advocates, but it is increasingly being used by gun rights advocates and some in the firearm industry. Because home-manufacture of firearms for personal use is not considered to fall under the U.S. federal government's authority to regulate interstate (as opposed to intrastate) commerce, individuals making their own firearms are not subject to federal or state commercial background check regulations. Persons otherwise prohibited from owning firearms under the Gun Control Act of 1968 are still legally barred from the manufacture, transfer, or possession of firearms or ammunition, regardless of the method of manufacture or acquisition.
My question is, isn it current law all ghost guns must have serial number by March of 2023? I have sent emails to our lawmakers, Inslee, murray, and kOlmert (Kitsap county) and only Kilmer and Murray responded saying as soon as they find out they will email me! Nothing for last 6 weeks...
Boo-bubblegumming-Hoo! "Shall not be infringed"!
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3696963-senate-democrats-demand-enforcement-guidance-for-new-ghost-guns-rule/
Turning out to be a pretty decent day. The GOA just released that 17 states have now joined their lawsuit against the ATF's (Brandon's) new ghost gun and 80% frames/receivers rule.
I have no doubt that won;t be the end of it. The ATF can always be counted on coming up with one way or another to...
I've got a Matrix Precision complete Ruger MK Jig available. This can be used to take a random piece of 1" OD tubing and turn it into the functional receiver for a MK series pistol. The challenge, of course, is getting a Ruger MK series barrel (because most are only sold fitted and timed to the...
This was posted on the WH site earlier in the day: FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration Cracks Down on Ghost Guns, Ensures That ATF Has the Leadership it Needs to Enforce Our Gun Laws