I have been thinking of making one out of wood, just for fun. I believe others have done it.
Posted on 10/01/2021 6:22:16 AM PDT by marktwain
On September 23, 2021, the Firearms Policy Coalition filed a lawsuit challenging a ban on the sale and possession of precursor materials used by individuals to make their own firearms. The ban flies in the face of long-standing precedents. Individuals have been legally and practically able to make their own firearms ever since the Republic was founded. From firearmspolicy.org:
“The right of individuals to self-manufacture arms for self-defense and other lawful purposes is part and parcel of the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms and an important front in the battle to secure fundamental rights against abusive government regulations, like San Diego’s unconstitutional ban,” said Adam Kraut, FPC’s Senior Director of Legal Operations. “FPC will continue to aggressively work to defend the People’s rights and property in this case and dozens of others throughout the United States.”
The United States chose not to follow the path of Japan, where the warlord/rulers, after using firearms to unify Japan under one government, made the individual manufacture of firearms without a license illegal, then consolidated all firearms manufacture to one city; then banned firearms manufacture and all ownership by private individuals. In most governments around the world, the private manufacture by unlicensed individuals is forbidden.
The lawsuit compares the First Amendment and the Second. From the legal complaint:
34. In the First Amendment context, free speech rights include the ability to build one’s own printing and communications devices, print one’s own fliers, and utilize largely unregulated channels of speech in the exercise of the rights secured.
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Yeah, but now they call them Ghost Guns and we all know Ghosts are scary, except for Casper.
The were no catchy phrases like Assault Weapons, Ghost Guns, Fair Share or Orange Man Bad back when our Forefathers wrote the Constitution.
Using a vpn and non-tracking browser, search for “80% Lowers” online, snap some up now while you can. Get a dozen. Send some as gifts to friends. Bury some. Sell some at a garage sale. Don’t keep sales records.
And get kits to complete. Several. Mix up the component sets. Bury some.
Your grandkids will thank you.
Do potato cannons made from PVC count? ;>) A tater, can of hairspray, and lighter are a great joy!
I used to have several FIREPOWER magazines from the 1980s.
They had articles on how to make your own sub machine gun.
In an AR design rifle all the pressure seems to be limited to the upper receiver assembly. I think one could make a workable lower receiver out of wood, or better yet, 3D manufacture out of plastic.
There are already 3D files to print AR lowers.
The limitation on durability is that the fire control group is housed in the lower, so the pivot pins for the hammer and trigger are held in place by the lower. These holes tend to wallow out over time in plastic lowers, causing problems with the fire control group.
I have been thinking of making one out of wood, just for fun. I believe others have done it.
Obviously this can be an issue for many gun parts including "lowers". Prints made with resins are not as affected by this, but they tend to have lower impact and shock resistance so most resins are even less suitable for gun parts than filaments.
Pretending to follow the USC when you do not..should be unconstitutional.
Bkmk
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