• MicroWave@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    According to the city’s lawsuit, “So-called ‘ghost guns’ – home-assembled, unserialized, and untraceable firearms that are sold and purchased without regard to firearm regulations – have become the weapon of choice for those seeking to evade firearm laws. Unsurprisingly, the number of ghost guns recovered at crime scenes has skyrocketed in recent years.”

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      1 year ago

      How do they get the serial number in the first place? And when they do, the ATF is still using a paper system and further more, private sales are legak and consitutionally protected. Finally, there isn’t a registry and there can’t be one.