Ghost guns

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5. Thanks. I've seen similar videos.

I've read stories about homemade (and illegal) gun builders working on every continent except Antarctica and in dozens of countries.

I know the reasoning behind making it illegal for certain people (convicted criminals, etc.) to possess or manufacture guns. I also know that someone determined to engage in crime will find a way to do what they want to do and get what they need to do it but it goes without saying that no one wants to arm violent criminals. I'm onboard with that. However, I do think some of our, and by "our" I mean humans, thinking needs maturing. Our thinking on crime needs to take an evolutionary step.

Guns have many valid and legal good uses such as competitive shooting, hunting and collecting in addition to self-defense. IMO requiring someone to jump through some hoops to acquire a gun is the wrong direction to take. Why should an individual need to prove that they should be allowed to do such basic things? We have the background check system for dealer sales of new and used guns for this reason. The existing system looks at state and federal data for a reason to deny the transfer. The burden on the government to produce the reason for the denial and the individual can challenge the decision.

Today, we are hearing more about ghost guns. The fact is whether it suits us or not neither magic spells, Jedi skills nor a blessing from Elrond are required to manufacture a gun.