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‘‘Stop Home Manufacture of Ghost Guns Act of 2020’’
https://raskin.house.gov/sites/raskin.house.gov/files/Stop Home Manufacture of Ghost Guns Act.pdf
Giffords Applauds New Legislation to Ban Machines Used to Build Dangerous, Untraceable, Unlicensed Weapons
The thing they fear you possessing:
Ghost Gunner
https://raskin.house.gov/sites/raskin.house.gov/files/Stop Home Manufacture of Ghost Guns Act.pdf
Giffords Applauds New Legislation to Ban Machines Used to Build Dangerous, Untraceable, Unlicensed Weapons
July 2, 2020 — Giffords, the gun violence prevention group started by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, welcomes the new bill introduced by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) aimed at stopping the spread of machines used to build ghost guns. The Stop Home Manufacture of Ghost Guns Act bans milling machines specifically designed to convert unfinished frames and receivers into fully-functional, untraceable weapons. This legislation complements the Untraceable Firearms Act, sponsored by Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), which prohibits the manufacture and sale of firearms that do not have serial numbers.
Ghost guns, also known as DIY guns, can be built at home without a manufacturer’s license. Readily available online, ghost gun kits include an unfinished version of the gun component that holds the firing mechanism, called a receiver or a frame, which can be easily completed using simple tools available at any hardware store. Programmable milling machines that are specially designed to turn 80% frames and receivers into functioning firearms make the process even easier, allowing for mass completion of operational weapons. The Stop Home Manufacture of Ghost Guns Act would prohibit anyone who is not a licensed firearms manufacturer from having such a machine.
RASKIN, CICILLINE INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO STOP HOME MANUFACTURE OF “GHOST GUNS”In some areas of California, as many as 40% of crime guns recovered by ATF agents are ghost guns. Criminals have also used ghost guns with devastating consequences recently, including high-profile tragedies in California and Washington and the murder of two California law enforcement officers by a member of the “Boogaloo” movement. Giffords recently launched an initiative with several resources exploring the dangers of ghost guns.
The Raskin-Cicilline legislation will prohibit the sale of metal milling machines that turn private individuals into de facto gun manufacturers and dealers in their own homes. These types of machines are readily available and reasonably inexpensive for someone seeking to finish and sell black market weapons. Just as there is no background check or oversight over the sale of ghost gun kits, there is also an absence of regulation of these milling machines.
This bill complements and backs up the Untraceable Firearms Act, H.R. 3553, which prohibits ghost guns by also prohibiting private individuals from owning machines that have a primary purpose of finishing firearm receivers and frames to create a functioning gun at home.
“The terrible threat of ghost guns to public safety is growing on a daily basis,” said Rep. Raskin. “It is time for Congress to ban ghost guns and the flourishing traffic in the technology which manufactures them. Law enforcement is finding that ghost guns compose a growing share of weapons used in deadly crime. Let’s act now as an institution to remove this increasing and lethal threat to our people.”
The thing they fear you possessing:
Ghost Gunner