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  • Hoji

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    Stupid article by stupid people

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    Let me help you out. Lots of chaff until you get to the statements of the NRA board member;
    “The head of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association said the sale of ghost guns is a growing problem.

    “These '80 percent' guns are providing a way for prohibited people to buy a firearm,” Tom King of the NYSRPA said, referring to people who don’t have a gun permit or are otherwise prohibited from possessing a gun.”
     

    ZX9RCAM

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    “These '80 percent' guns are providing a way for prohibited people to buy a firearm,” Tom King of the NYSRPA said, referring to people who don’t have a gun permit or are otherwise prohibited from possessing a gun.”

    This got me thinking, which is never good, but isn't this actually a true statement?

    Just the statement itself.
     

    benenglish

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    This got me thinking, which is never good, but isn't this actually a true statement?
    Not really. It's providing a way for them to buy a funny-shaped paperweight. The crime, here, isn't buying the paperweight. The crime happens when a prohibited person manufactures their own firearm. It doesn't matter if they start with that paperweight or with a solid block of metal.

    There's no buying a firearm involved at any step in the procedure.
     

    SQLGeek

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    Technically it's not. They aren't buying a firearm when they buy an 80% lower, they're making one. So then it's a matter of "Well it makes them easier to make one!"

    Perhaps. But it's still legal for citizens to make their own firearms. I'm not interested in changing that to keep a few prohibited people from getting their hands on guns.

    Edit: Ninjaed by Ben.
     

    DyeF9

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    Let me help you out. Lots of chaff until you get to the statements of the NRA board member;
    “The head of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association said the sale of ghost guns is a growing problem.

    “These '80 percent' guns are providing a way for prohibited people to buy a firearm,” Tom King of the NYSRPA said, referring to people who don’t have a gun permit or are otherwise prohibited from possessing a gun.”
    I know how to read and comprehend the article. My statement still stands. Thanks.

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