The Police Department is growing concerned about the rise in “ghost guns” on the street. Ghost guns can be assembled by unlicensed buyers from kits and are virtually untraceable because they lack serial numbers, according to police.
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Notice the article doesn't state how successful the 'buy-back' was? Or how many guns were actually recovered?
It was nice of them to offer a $100 gift card for a firearm somebody put at least another 500 bucks into, though.
Yeah, but if Trayvon steals Ray-Ray's AR, Trayvon nets the full gift card. However, in retaliation Ray-Ray steals Ja-quil's Glock with dual 100 round mags and caps Trayvon. Then Ja-quil steals from ..... and on and on and ...
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile Corn Pop and T Bone are playing them all for fools/
DeleteYou can’t buy back what was never yours!
ReplyDeleteI wonder how often crimes are solved by knowing the serial number of the weapon. Just cant imagine there are many crimes where the perp makes a clean get away and leaves their registered gun at the scene.
ReplyDeleteIt's one of the great myths. All guns are "ghost guns" since serial numbers don't track to current owners in the criminal class. On top of that, making guns is 14th century technology. Anyone with a Home Depot nearby can make a gun. 80% kits not required. An AR lower can be made from plywood.
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Registering guns is not about solving crime...politicians don't care about solving crime. They care about power...which they would have a lot more of with an unarmed populace. Registering guns is about knowing where to go when you wish to take them from said populace.
DeleteCriminals follow the law: they wear a face mask and show their vax ID before they rob somebody.
DeleteFor the most part very seldom. But to the best of my memory, the beginning of the end for The Order, Neo-Nazis who liked to rob armored cars, came when one of the members left a personally owned pistol laying on the back bumper of an armored car and was tracked down and turned into a snitch. So that is a big one the FeeBI and ATF agents love to think about while doing perverted things in the dark. The snitch had been told to attach a lanyard to the pistol so it would not be misplaced, but he neglected to follow orders.
DeleteTo the best of my limited knowledge, I do not believe they even bother checking. If nothing else a stolen gun should be returned to the rightful owner if not already been covered by insurance.
DeleteMost of the guns turned in at these events are crap and in some location, folks stand nearby and purchase anything of value unless blocked by the cops.
These events are also highly illegal IMHO, there are usually transfer laws that are not followed, the organizers are not FFLs and they are quite possibly helping to dispose of possible evidence in a crime.
Doubtful it is violating any Federal law, as long as all transfers are by residents of the state where the "buy back" is taking place. It should be just the same as a face to face private sale, no need for a FFL. State transfer laws might be violated, but I suspect most will have a LEO exception written into law. Even a tampering with evidence charge wouldn't go very far since the cops are involved and acting according to "policy".
DeleteThat seems like it would be a good way to get your name on a list of people who are competent enough to finish an 80%...
ReplyDeleteI don't own a ghost gun; however, since it seemed appropriate, I did name my AR "Casper".
ReplyDeleteSounds too friendly for any AR.
DeleteI was thinkin' of namin' it Charlene, but that was already taken by Pvt. Leonard Lawrence.
DeleteDon't see these gun buy programs around these parts anymore...
ReplyDeleteAFTER the $8.00 slam fire shotguns took all the gift cards. If you're in the market for any 3/4" or 1" pipe ask the Sheriff's office.
This is a good way to recoup some of your money if you're a nitwit and screwed up a lower when milling it out i guess.
ReplyDeleteOr buy some 80% lowers (or print them), DO NOTHING TO THEM, and sell them, for a $20 or more profit per.
Delete$100 gift card?
ReplyDeleteYou can at least double that on a couple of stick ups in the hood.
De Oppresso Liber
Which kinda defeats the purpose of the term Ghost Gun. Doncha think?
ReplyDeleteOhio Guy
How about Topper?
ReplyDeleteWow, talk about showing your age!
DeleteOohhh, ghost guns, how scary sounding, 😳
ReplyDeleteMaybe we should see how may actual crimes are committed with these ghost guns vs crimes committed by stolen weapons.
While we are doing that we can also check to see if the victims are anymore dead or injured by these ghost guns than the stolen guns.
Also let's check to see if the criminals actually built these ghost guns or did they aquire them by stealing them from the actual builder.
Criminals steal shit, that's why they are criminals, and them stealing a ghost gun is no different than them stealing a regular one so their argument is stupid. I know what the agenda is but still, atleast have a reasonable talking point assholes.
JD
Stand on corner with a sign "I'm offering $200" and take your pick.
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