Cody Wilson Thwarts Another Attempt To Stop Ghost Guns

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Cody Wilson, the founder of the Austin-based Defense Distributed and a prominent figure in the DIY gun movement, has been planning a countermove that he says will allow his customers to circumvent the new rule: The company has modified its $500 home milling machine so that users no longer need to load it with the partially fabricated metal parts subject to the new rule.

Instead, they'll be able start from scratch with a solid block of aluminum.

The newest version of the Ghost Gunner, a milling machine that's roughly the size of home printers, will now be able to "take raw materials…in their primordial state…and turn them into guns," Wilson tells Reason. Blocks of aluminum will not be subject to the new regulation.

It's not the first time the federal government has tried to undermine Wilson's business. In 2013, the State Department ordered him to take down plans posted to his website for his first 3D-printed gun, the Liberator. Wilson sued on First Amendment grounds, which led to a 2018 settlement with federal government, a media firestorm, and a 9th Circuit Court injunction against states trying to ban sharing of the files in 2021.

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Cody Wilson Thwarts Another Attempt To Stop Ghost Guns

The ATF is expected to adopt a new rule requiring that the metal parts hobbyists used to manufacture their DIY weapons be registered as legal firearms. So Cody Wilson made those parts unnecessary.
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stgislander

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All well and good, but MD (Frosh) is going to get his way and outlaw them in MD per his "ghost gun" legislation.
 
Gilligan

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stgislander said:
All well and good, but MD (Frosh) is going to get his way and outlaw them in MD per his "ghost gun" legislation.
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Ya think? What I've seen so far makes it clear that those idiots don't know the first thing about the subject and think we're printing them on HPs in our offices.
 
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Gilligan said:
Ya think? What I've seen so far makes it clear that those idiots don't know the first thing about the subject and think we're printing them on HPs in our offices.
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Ghost Gun Ban: To address the rapidly growing problem of criminals utilizing unserialized “ghost guns,” this legislation bans ghost guns in Maryland by clarifying the definition of “firearm.” Unless otherwise explicitly exempted by the statute, the bill prohibits possession of ghost guns after January 1, 2023. Violations of the law, as amended by the bill, can result in imprisonment not exceeding 3 years, a fine not exceeding $10,000, or both.
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"Unserialized" being the key word, it's obvious that he thinks it's something he can get past the legislature.
 
Gilligan

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stgislander said:
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A pretty capable CNC laser engraver is less the $1000 these days. I'll just buy one on the premise that you insisted on having one to scribble stuff on the electronics you build over in your shop..and I'll just borrow it on occasion...
 
Bare-ya-cuda

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So criminals are going to all the trouble of buying 80% lowers in order to have guns without serial numbers? I guess grinding serial numbers off the stolen guns is for amateurs these days.

That bill pass with flying colors in that state assembly. Did they think it out enough that the serial number should trace back to a manufacturer or will some numbers scribed onto the lower suffice as long as it meets the BATFE specifications for size and depth?
 
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