National Ghost Guns....so scary.

ma96782 · Nov 15, 2021

The criminal underground has long relied on stolen weapons with sanded-off serial numbers, but ghost guns represent a digital-age upgrade, and they are especially prevalent in coastal blue states with strict firearm laws.

Ghost guns, and the niche industry that produces them, have flourished because of a loophole in federal regulation: The parts used to build "privately made firearms" are classified as components, not actual guns, which means that online buyers are not required to undergo background checks or register the weapons. That makes them a powerful magnet for those banned from gun ownership, including felons, domestic abusers subject to orders of protection, the mentally ill and children, like the teenager who brought his gun into Max Mendoza's apartment, according to police.

Closing that loophole is the focus of new regulations ordered by President Joe Biden. The rules would essentially treat ghost guns as traditional firearms — requiring core components to be engraved with serial numbers, imposing background checks and requiring online purchasers to pick up their orders at federally licensed gun shops.

From.

'Ghost Guns': Firearm Kits Bought Online Fuel Epidemic of Violence

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Max Mendoza’s parents awakened just after dawn to a gunshot and ran from their bedroom to find their 12-year-old son propped against the couch, eyes wide in pain, terror and surprise. “It’s the real one,” Max whispered, clutching his chest, seemingly astounded that a weapon...

www.yahoo.com

Huh......I see the "costal BLUE states". So, how come the writer didn't pounce on THAT FACT?

Rrrrrright.....the catch and release as a policy of the Dems, is REALLY working.

Aloha, Mark

PS....note: Loophole and closing the loophole.
Nothing is said about locking up the GUILTY for a loooooong time.

titsonritz · Nov 15, 2021

And here I thought it was the revolving doors on the jail house that was "Fueling the Epidemic of Violence".

Old Noob · Nov 15, 2021

Boo!

CRBMoA · Nov 15, 2021

If anyone other than me needs to see the serial number on my gun, I will be dead and will no longer care.

arakboss · Dec 21, 2021

Freedom is ringing in the DC Ghost Gun scene, boo!

Record Number of Ghost Guns Found in DC in 2021

Officers have taken more than 2,000 guns off the street and, as the city works to curb gun violence, there is growing concern over ghost guns, which are sold as parts and then assembled by the customer.

www.nbcwashington.com

CRBMoA · Dec 21, 2021

arakboss said:
Freedom is ringing in the DC Ghost Gun scene, boo!

Record Number of Ghost Guns Found in DC in 2021

Officers have taken more than 2,000 guns off the street and, as the city works to curb gun violence, there is growing concern over ghost guns, which are sold as parts and then assembled by the customer.

www.nbcwashington.com

So, they got 2,000 'ghost guns' off the streets. How many CRIMINALS did they get off the streets in the same time?