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Any 18 year old in Utah (who can pass a NICS background check) can walk in and out of a Walmart with the type of gun that killed Charlie Kirk from two football fields away. That is a problem
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Anonymous 1w

I remember when Walmart had a whole section that was rows of guns and ammo displayed

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Anonymous 1w

Anyone with any sort of basic machining or 3d printing skills nowadays can make a ghost gun

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

Hell Burmese rebels were fighting a civil war using 3d printed guns

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

if its so easy, why have only 2 mass shootings involved ghost guns since 1980?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

Idk maybe its not actually about the ease of getting it

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

It’s because when u 3d print a gun, you still need to buy ammo, and fully plastic guns will explode/melt after 1 or 2 shots. Meaning you will still need metal components (for the barrel, the bolt, and the firing pin). Also, the printer’s capable of handling the strong polymer needed for these guns cost thousands to tens of thousands of dollars

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

it is extremely difficult and ultimately can even be controlled if the manufacturing of the metal components (the barrel, bolt, and firing pin) are stoped as well

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

I've seen some pretty simple homebrew guns tbh a lot of the parts you mentioned can be made out of hardware store component parts

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