I Built This AK-47. It's Legal and Totally Untraceable

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Post by fmavituna » Sat, May 25, 2013, 4:03 PM UTC

I Built This AK-47. It's Legal and Totally Untraceable
motherjones.com

Re: I Built This AK-47. It's Legal and Totally Untraceable

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Post by mig39 » Sat, May 25, 2013, 4:41 PM UTC

So he wears eye protection when using tools, but not when test-firing a homemade AK-47? Idiot.

Re: I Built This AK-47. It's Legal and Totally Untraceable

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Post by presidentender » Sat, May 25, 2013, 4:41 PM UTC

This has been legal for a very long time, and is the cause of approximately no violence. Much as with the discussion of 3d printed firearms, it's not so much that the behaviors of gun owners and gun builders has changed as it is that the prevailing discourse in the political arena and the news is different.

The author refrains from espousing an opinion in the piece, but only just, and frankly I disagree with him. The rifles created at build parties don't cause crime. Violence in general is falling, and "gun crime" with it. Occasional, prominent tragedies are emotionally shattering, but making policy based on emotion has served us poorly for decades.

Relevant previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3019586

Re: I Built This AK-47. It's Legal and Totally Untraceable

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, May 25, 2013, 4:47 PM UTC

mig39 wrote: post #2

So he wears eye protection when using tools, but not when test-firing a homemade AK-47? Idiot.

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Re: I Built This AK-47. It's Legal and Totally Untraceable

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Post by joshguthrie » Sat, May 25, 2013, 4:54 PM UTC

It's not untraceable, I can see his name under the article title.

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Post by jstalin » Sat, May 25, 2013, 4:58 PM UTC

Considering that rifles are used to kill fewer people in the United States than knives, fists, hammers, or bats, Mother Jones' attempt at scaring people about those who build their own guns rings a little hallow. But I get it, AK-47s look scary and so we should all be outraged.

https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/...

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Post by shenanigoat » Sat, May 25, 2013, 4:59 PM UTC

mig39 wrote: post #2

So he wears eye protection when using tools, but not when test-firing a homemade AK-47? Idiot.

To be fair, you don't know how many rounds he fired before the pic was taken.

Re: I Built This AK-47. It's Legal and Totally Untraceable

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Post by shenanigoat » Sat, May 25, 2013, 4:59 PM UTC

mig39 wrote: post #2

So he wears eye protection when using tools, but not when test-firing a homemade AK-47? Idiot.

To be fair, you don't know how many rounds he fired before the pic was taken.

Re: I Built This AK-47. It's Legal and Totally Untraceable

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Post by shenanigoat » Sat, May 25, 2013, 4:59 PM UTC

mig39 wrote: post #2

So he wears eye protection when using tools, but not when test-firing a homemade AK-47? Idiot.

To be fair, you don't know how many rounds he fired before the pic was taken.

Re: I Built This AK-47. It's Legal and Totally Untraceable

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Post by shenanigoat » Sat, May 25, 2013, 4:59 PM UTC

mig39 wrote: post #2

So he wears eye protection when using tools, but not when test-firing a homemade AK-47? Idiot.

To be fair, you don't know how many rounds he fired before the pic was taken.