1ceman
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- Dec 26, 2013
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The permanent version of the legislation will also create a private right of action allowing any victim of a ghost gun to sue the manufacturer of the ghost gun and hold them liable for their actions.
They do realize the manufacturer, in this case, would be the person that bought the 80% and not the person selling the 80% right?
I know they're stupid and don't realize it because why charge the actual criminal when they can go after a company instead.
Totally redundant feel good legislation since possession of an unregistered firearm is already a crime in DC. Who is this even targeting?
Totally redundant feel good legislation since possession of an unregistered firearm is already a crime in DC. Who is this even targeting?
I’ll fully agree but i am kinda blow away that 16% of the 2019 recovered guns were 80%’s. I knew a lot were recovered but that number is way higher then i imagined.
I wonder if that number includes regular guns with a removed or obliterated serial number?
I’ll fully agree but i am kinda blow away that 16% of the 2019 recovered guns were 80%’s. I knew a lot were recovered but that number is way higher then i imagined.
Help me out here. It's Friday, I'm tired ... how exactly is this going to work?“This emergency legislation is an important step towards reducing violent gun crimes in the District and getting these guns off our streets and out of the hands of violent offenders.”
Mkay ... maybe I'm just being thick. I'm observing that:[..] a serial number allows [a firearm] to be traced to its manufacturing source.
This has been in the works for a while. The legislation is useless and redundant. Owning or possessing an unregistered firearm in DC is already illegal. There is no way to register an unserialized firearm. By extension all 80% lowers converted to more than 81% are illegal by definition.
Is DC making illegal possession double penalty? It does not matter. They do not prosecute violent criminals on the current gun laws and they will not prosecute on this law either.
Personally I am affected because I have always wanted to build and register a custom G34 P80 for the experience of building "my gun" and avoid the $125 transfer fee. If necessary, I would have paid to have it serialized like California so I could be legal.
That will not happen because soft on criminals Phil Mendelson (who wrote the bill) only targets the law abiding citizens.
Pic of the table at the press conference
Pic of the table at the press conference
Surprised me too. I imagine a few entrepreneurial thugs that previously did a fair amount of straw purchases got smart and started building 80s for illegal resell.
Going after 80s is still ridiculous, even if it was done Federally. People would just start selling 75s, then 60s, etc., until pipes, springs, CNC mills, stencils, and crayons were illegal. Start actually prosecuting felons in possession and this wouldn't be a problem.