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Rise of 'ghost gun' kit makers seen in central Florida
Orlando Sentinel ^ | November 13, 2016 | Associated Press

Posted on 11/13/2016 5:17:07 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee

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1 posted on 11/13/2016 5:17:07 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee
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To: Brad from Tennessee

[Under the law, no manufacturer-stamped serial number is needed if you make a gun for personal use. ]

That doesn’t sound right.


2 posted on 11/13/2016 5:18:44 PM PST by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee
I sense an Executive Order coming soon...which can be reversed in about 10 weeks.
3 posted on 11/13/2016 5:19:40 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: headstamp 2

It is...the serial numbers stamped are required to track the sale by a manufacturer.

Build your own and it doesn’t require tracking, because you manufactured it (albeit by buying a 90% lower) and aren’t transferring it.


4 posted on 11/13/2016 5:22:25 PM PST by 1_Inch_Group (Country Before Party)
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To: headstamp 2

Uppers plus 80% lowers, sounds like.


5 posted on 11/13/2016 5:24:11 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: headstamp 2
It is in the 1968 Gun Control Law which required every other newly manufactured gun to be serial numbered.

Hadn't been a problem for the previous 100 years and hasn't been a problem since.

6 posted on 11/13/2016 5:24:27 PM PST by Buffalo Head (Illegitimi non carborundum)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Hyperbole overload!! Criminals can get any weapon they want for a lot less effort it takes to convert one of these blocks of aluminum into a working firearm.


7 posted on 11/13/2016 5:25:01 PM PST by Conservative_Rob
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To: headstamp 2
Why should you need a serial number on a firearm you make for your own personal use, other than to register it with the government?

There is no such thing as a "ghost gun", but if you want to see what they are talking about, google "80% lower".

8 posted on 11/13/2016 5:25:52 PM PST by ETCM
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To: Conservative_Rob

Can I get an affordable Titanium unit?


9 posted on 11/13/2016 5:26:39 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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10 posted on 11/13/2016 5:27:53 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: headstamp 2

It is true.....


11 posted on 11/13/2016 5:31:00 PM PST by Squantos (Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: 1_Inch_Group

Sounds excellent then.

I always thought the receiver had to have a serial number.


12 posted on 11/13/2016 5:31:45 PM PST by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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To: headstamp 2

Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone did not have SN’s on their rifles (or pistols).


13 posted on 11/13/2016 5:35:16 PM PST by Scrambler Bob (Still shooting, but Calif is making me a felon.)
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To: headstamp 2

I oppose nearly ANY gun law. This sounds like another bogus issue like “assault” rifles and “Saturday Night Specials”.


14 posted on 11/13/2016 5:36:16 PM PST by ZULU (We are freedom's safest place!!!!)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

So, I guess if they change the law to require serial numbers in this instance, I’ll start with “1”.


15 posted on 11/13/2016 5:36:44 PM PST by fruser1
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To: headstamp 2
It is absolutely correct. It's called "freedom" and we need much more of it.

" ... shall not be infringed."

16 posted on 11/13/2016 5:40:58 PM PST by NorthMountain (Northmountain)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

The way I understand it you can buy replacement subassemblies or individual parts to repair your gun but the lower receiver is considered to be the legal base of the gun hence the higher cost of lowers.


17 posted on 11/13/2016 5:41:25 PM PST by vigilence (Vigilence)
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To: headstamp 2

Well, it is.


18 posted on 11/13/2016 5:45:41 PM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: ETCS

Ghostbusters had some kind of Any Other Weapon...


19 posted on 11/13/2016 5:48:00 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

“It’s legal because...”

Its legal. End of story.


20 posted on 11/13/2016 5:53:49 PM PST by lacrew
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