Re-militarization of demilitarized guns in the UK had been a significant source of guns recovered from crimes, until they made owning such guns by collectors illegal. While not “ghost guns”, it shows the lengths criminals will go to in obtaining firearms. Ghost Guns are considered a “global threat”, according to new sources.
Outside of war, shooting people is a cultural thing - some cultures stab and bludgeon, the US shoots. In recent years, 36% of US firearms deaths were among Blacks, with 83% of Black gun deaths being homicides - a rate ~2.5-times higher than among whites, among whom suicide gun deaths are higher than homicides by 2:1. Giffords tells us that while Black males account for just six percent of the total population, they comprise more than half of all gun homicide victims. Absent the Black male culture of shooting one another, the US rate approaches the global mean. The Black population is 4% in the UK (vs 14% in the US) and the Black firearms homicide rate is ~4-times higher than the rate for whites. There, like the US, homicide is a mostly intra-racial thing - most Blacks are shot by Blacks, whites by whites, Hispanics by Hispanics, etc.
The demand for “illegal guns”, including ghost guns, is probably lower where shooting cultures does not permeate urban cities Of 500k+ population - where most homicides occur.
Experts warn that could help criminals produce lethal weapons at home. They fear 3D printed weapons could lead to an increase in violence.
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