So the media and the Anti-Gun folks (But I repeat myself) are making a big deal about the fact that the (alleged) shooter had some sort of “Ghost Gun” in his possession at the time of his arrest ‘Thing is, at best, it is a plastic frame. Maybe 3d printed, maybe not. But the rest of parts had to be metal.
And apparently a homemade silencer as well. OMFG.
I strongly doubt that not having access to the plastic frame would have made a difference to him doing the deed. The fact that it was “unregistered” and “Untraceable” would have made no difference. The victim is still dead.
But they got to use the term “Ghost Gun” in a news story, so they are happier….
I still don’t know why a silencer was used.
So what? The gun was illegal. So is murder. Neither law stopped the POS killer.
I read somewhere yesterday that he was somehow involved online with a ‘shotspotter’ group or community or something and that likely made him more aware of the technology and perhaps created the desire to defeat it with the use of the suppressor.
Now I can’t find any reference to that – so it may be completely false. Ymmv.
I just don’t see what the suppressor did for him. There were witnesses, so it isn’t like there was any delay in police response.
It just adds to the list of things that don’t add up at this time.
Because who ever did the shooting either thought the suppressor was cool, and/or they didn’t know very much about suppressors….
The term “ghost gun” is a joke in a city where you can be arrested, indicted, tried, civilly sued, and financially ruined for using YOUR OWN BODY to defend your life and the lives of those around you…
Ghost guns are NOT invisible to technology…sigh… They trotted out that old lie again too!
Abe, the former Japanese Prime Minister was assassinated with a muzzleloader made from a couple pieces of black-iron pipe and (possibly) black powder ignited with batteries.
https://armamentresearch.com/craft-produced-firearm-used-to-assassinate-shinzo-abe/
It doesn’t take much technology to kill a human. You can ask Goliath or Abel.
To add to all the other noise about it….
I can’t remember where I read it this morning- that the “ghost gun” and silencer was actually a veterinarian’s euthanasia pistol with a build in silencer.
Found this-
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/6/223567/UnitedHealthcare-CEO-Brian-Thompson-may-have-been-killed-with-cattle-gun
It wasn’t a Welrod, nor a Veterinarian’s pistol. Anyone saying that hasn’t looked at the video and watched him rack the slide.
Stories are that it was a 3d printed Glock frame.
Strange that now that we might get a Pro 2A ATF director, silencers and 3d printed guns are in the news again………………………