Mastercard And Visa Are Refusing To Shut Down Payments For Ghost Guns

Buzzfeed ^ | June 17th, 2022 | Rosalind Adams

[American Number 181269513]

I’m not an expert on these things but can a ghost gun be converted into an AR15?

Or are they just lumping an AR15 into every conversation about any gun?

A seized AR-15 assault rifle from a sample of ghost guns in 2021

[Steely Tom]

I thought a “ghost gun” was a gun that was put together from parts of other guns. You can buy those on line?

[Steely Tom]

Maybe they’re saying that anyone that sells gun parts is selling “ghost guns.” That’s probably it.

[CodeToad]

A Ghost Gun is any gun that a buyer must complete to be functional. It means no serial number, untraceable; hence, “ghost gun”. A ghost gun can be any gun or any model; 1911, AR15, shotguns, any gun type at all. Liberals think all guns should be traceable. I completely disagree.

[DCBryan1]

Here is a 0% AR 15 receiver:

Here is an 80% block of aluminum:

[Kenny Bania]

Visa and MC to fold in 3..2..1..

[Billthedrill]

You could build a “ghost” gun from an 80% AR lower receiver (depending on what that term even means at the moment) but the place the blue rubber finger is pointing isn’t where the serial number would be anyway. Most of this discussion is people who don’t know what they’re talking about trying to sound like they know what they’re talking about.

[BobL]

““Payment processors like MasterCard absolutely have the ability to restrict transactions related to ghost guns on their platforms,” said Seth Magaziner”

A very rare Jewish last name - winds up being the son of Ira Magaziner.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

I think they’re saying that, and also that they’re calling any gun that has had its serial number removed or defaced a “ghost gun”. Typical journalistic dishonesty.

[gundog]

An unserialized 80% complete AR-15 lower receiver can be finished and used to build a complete gun. Perfectly legal.

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[DCBryan1]

I disagree with you ;) I think all guns should be tracable! Every law abiding American citizen between 17-45 should have a a firearm similar to what is in common use with the military. I suggest every naturalized citizen in good citizen be issued an M4/M16a2/M203/M249/M240...and for every 10-20 houses M2s and Mk19s. Every 100 households should have AT4s or Javelins. ...whoever can afford it.

Bottom line is that I fear a felon released on parole with a sharpened stick than I do a law abiding citizen with a Title 2 NFA firearm.

[gundog]

Good ol’ Ira, of Brown University, Wang computer, and Hillarycare fame.

[cyclotic]

And your average gangbanger scum ball is too lazy and stupid to do the actual work necessary to actually build a firearm.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Correct, we’re not talking legos.

[DoughtyOne]

Good on them...

[DoughtyOne]

Maybe Visa, Mastercard, and all other credit card companies
should revoke the cards of anyone demanding they deny other
people their Constitutional Rights.

[Chode]

ghost gun merely means a homemade sans serial numbered receiver

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

I, for one, want all leaders opposed to guns indicted for treason for the attempted overthrow of the government and constitution by trying incessantly to move toward gun confiscation (so they can take over completely with little or no resistance), tried and upon conviction, hanged publicly. I will not relent in my push for that no matter what.

[\/\/ayne]

Crimson Ghost guns are the worst...