Proposed 'ghost gun' rule could reshape battle against homemade guns: Experts

[Brutus54]

Read 2 of our 3 online news stations article about arresting a guy with a "GHOST GUN". In the article it states the guns' serial # was ground off. At the end of the artical they explain that a "GHOST GUN" is made from various parts assembled from components not requiring a serial number. They want to make people believe "GHOST GUNS" are the biggest threat we now have.

 

[WestKentucky]

I see journalism work very similar to what we saw with the peaceful protests of the George Floyd timeframe with the marshmallow roasts of cop cars and the liberation of big screen tvs among other items. They don’t even try anymore. They just rephrase enough to be able to regurgitate the story somebody else wrote without it being called plagiarism. There is no investigative effort on the initial story just like there is no fact checking of the regurgitation. News is trash.

 

[AlexanderA]

I see journalism work very similar to what we saw with the peaceful protests of the George Floyd timeframe with the marshmallow roasts of cop cars and the liberation of big screen tvs among other items. They don’t even try anymore. They just rephrase enough to be able to regurgitate the story somebody else wrote without it being called plagiarism. There is no investigative effort on the initial story just like there is no fact checking of the regurgitation. News is trash.

It all goes back to the education of journalists. First of all, as students, they are "generalists" -- with a superficial exposure to many fields, but an in-depth knowledge of none. And secondly (based on my observation when I was in college, many years ago), journalism and education, as studies, attract the least able and intelligent of the students.

Consider all published and broadcast news reports to be hasty first drafts. You have to rely on your own education to fill in the gaps.

 

[theotherwaldo]

American journalism changed forever when we allowed Soviet organizations to fund department chairs at major American colleges.
Expecting fairness or logic from these people about guns, gender, representation or anything else is just silly... .

 

[AlexanderA]

American journalism changed forever when we allowed Soviet organizations to fund department chairs at major American colleges.
Expecting fairness or logic from these people about guns, gender, representation or anything else is just silly... .

Not all journalists are leftists. But if you want a blanket rule that applies to all journalists, it is that they are shallow. They will write whatever draws readers or TV viewers. The more sensational, the better. And remember that the average IQ of the audience is, well, "average."

 

[theotherwaldo]

Not all journalists are leftists.

That may be so, but they had better be able to fake it if they want to graduate and be hired by major media... .

 

[Basura Blanca]

Not my problem, here. No need for a national law.

Maybe, but when has that ever been an effective strategy?
The public's perception of a "ghost gun" is that it's a shady workaround to avoid background checks, etc., etc. To the uninitiated, the only people making "ghost guns" are criminals and the allure of them is having an un-serialized, untraceable firearm. Those are all obvious misconceptions to us, but the optics lend itself to opportunistic politicians who want to look like they're doing something about something. Therefore, it kinda is our problem.

Wholesale denial that there are cases where criminals are making or buying homemade guns isn't going to make all this go away, especially when it's true. This is where our messaging has to be better and that messaging should be about debunking what homemade guns are all about. The average person out there probably believes that home builds are a new thing.

 

[AlexanderA]

To the uninitiated, the only people making "ghost guns" are criminals and the allure of them is having an un-serialized, untraceable firearm.

I believe that the vast bulk of the people making "ghost guns" are law-abiding, but they're worried about gun confiscations in the future. It's the same reason why people buy guns in private, non-FFL transactions. They've been conditioned to believe that gun confiscation is around the corner.

Ironically, it's the push by the antigunners that motivates all of this. The more they push to outlaw "ghost guns," the more "ghost guns" there are. And they must know this. I can only conclude that they are not trying to solve a "problem," but rather just trying to stoke the fires, and gain themselves votes and contributions.

 

[LiveLife]

Break down efforts to stop the ATF's new rule on frames and receivers before it goes into effect by Anthony Miranda, an attorney in California

Game Changing ATF Rule On Frames & Receivers Block By Congress!!!

https://rumble.com/v115wto-game-changing-atf-rule-on-frames-and-receivers-block-by-congress.html

 

[Pat Riot]

Too bad we don’t just serialize criminals with a prison number tattooed across their forehead. It would make things just easier all the way around.