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Officials across the country fear a new era of untraceable firearms
Online gun kits include nearly assembled firearms and the tools to finish the job. Police say they're seeing more and more of these 'ghost guns.'
LOS ANGELES — Business is so good at online retailer Ghost Gunner that it's sold out of its most popular items: key pieces for homemade assault-style rifles — known as "ghost guns" — which exist under the radar of law enforcement.
The "80 percent lower receiver" parts are so named because they fall just short of meeting the federal definition of being guns unto themselves.
They can easily be shaped and fastened into full-fledged killing machines. But those who want to use Ghost Gunner's popular CNC (computer numeric control) tool to do this will have to wait: it's sold out, too.
The future of firearms — 3D-printed weapons and ghost guns — have officials so alarmed they're calling for stricter regulation. Both types lack serial numbers that would enable law enforcement to track them, and both are available in plastic, which can bypass metal detectors, especially if certain parts like firing pins are removed.
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The National Rifle Association says fear of plastic guns is overblown because they were outlawed from coast to coast by the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988. Ghost guns made with metal parts purchased online, however, remain legal in most of the country.
When guns are in the news, business is good, Cody Wilson, the man behind Austin, Texas-based Defense Distributed, told NBC News in a recent interview. "Every time there’s a big national stink," he says, "we sell out."
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Ghost and the machine: Why officials across the country fear a new era of untraceable firearms
Online gun kits include nearly assembled firearms and the tools to finish the job. Police say they're seeing more and more of these 'ghost guns.'
LOS ANGELES — Business is so good at online retailer Ghost Gunner that it's sold out of its most popular items: key pieces for homemade assault-style rifles — known as "ghost guns" — which exist under the radar of law enforcement.
The "80 percent lower receiver" parts are so named because they fall just short of meeting the federal definition of being guns unto themselves.
They can easily be shaped and fastened into full-fledged killing machines. But those who want to use Ghost Gunner's popular CNC (computer numeric control) tool to do this will have to wait: it's sold out, too.
The future of firearms — 3D-printed weapons and ghost guns — have officials so alarmed they're calling for stricter regulation. Both types lack serial numbers that would enable law enforcement to track them, and both are available in plastic, which can bypass metal detectors, especially if certain parts like firing pins are removed.
Related
U.S. News
Gun rights activists post plans for 3D firearms after judge's order blocking them
The National Rifle Association says fear of plastic guns is overblown because they were outlawed from coast to coast by the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988. Ghost guns made with metal parts purchased online, however, remain legal in most of the country.
When guns are in the news, business is good, Cody Wilson, the man behind Austin, Texas-based Defense Distributed, told NBC News in a recent interview. "Every time there’s a big national stink," he says, "we sell out."
More at ...
Ghost and the machine: Why officials across the country fear a new era of untraceable firearms
