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Gun Control & RKBA

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nightwing1240

(1,996 posts)
Wed Aug 9, 2023, 06:16 AM Aug 2023

Why ghost guns are America's fastest-growing gun problem [View all]

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Until August 2023, anyone with access to the internet could legally buy many of the parts needed to make a gun without a background check. Tutorials online explain how to assemble the pieces into a fully functioning firearm with just basic tools in less than an hour.

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Experts are calling ghost guns the fastest-growing gun safety problem in America. The number of ghost guns recovered from crime scenes by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), has risen by more than 1,000% since 2017.

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"Pretty much anyone can get these ghost guns and order parts and make a gun that's just as well as the guns we carry," ATF officer Jerome McClinton told the BBC.

Much more at Link - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65170507
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President Biden has addressed this and SCOTUS just ruled on it yesterday. But some states are fighting the President on this issue. Posting this for visibility. Let's support President Biden, please!

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