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SecularMotion

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5. What is a "ghost gun?"
Tue May 17, 2016, 12:03 PM
May 2016
A ghost gun has no serial number and cannot be traced to an owner if it's found by law enforcement.

Answer: A ghost gun, as the name implies, is a slippery item -- hard to pin down and track. Here's how a ghost gun is made.

The gun's maker begins with a "receiver," the part of a gun that projects the bullet and houses the mechanical components of the firearm itself. A finished receiver is considered a working gun and is subject to regulation and control, while an unfinished receiver is not. An individual can convert an unfinished receiver into a working gun, without having to register the gun and provide a serial number. Without registration, the gun can't be traced; hence the industry term for a firearm created from an unfinished receiver: “ghost gun.” It is possible to create “ghost” handguns all the way up to “ghost” semi-automatic weapons.

http://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/what-a-ghost-gun.htm


I don't see details on how the ghost guns were connected to "Dr. Death". It could be the combination of parts used for assembly or just an informant.

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Ohhh.....ghost guns with that thing that goes up. ileus May 2016 #1
30 bullets... Puha Ekapi May 2016 #2
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An untraceable weapon linked to a high-profile crime in Stockton....... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #3
They're trying to gin up another moral panic about 80% receivers DonP May 2016 #4
What is a "ghost gun?" SecularMotion May 2016 #5
what about "ghost" automatic weapons? gejohnston May 2016 #15
Best reason to build one? Puha Ekapi May 2016 #19
same here beergood May 2016 #21
"the part of a gun that projects the bullet " CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #6
Here you go, from Brownell's DonP May 2016 #7
Oh, OK, a stripped lower. CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #8
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Just out of curiosity Nuclear Unicorn May 2016 #17
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