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For a non-native this headline was initially confusing; spectral weapons capable of causing seizures?

epistasis 5y ago
This is also a very confusing headline for a native speaker. It makes almost no sense, nobody I have ever met has ever mentioned a "ghost gun," it's not really a concern that affects daily life.
- snypher 5y ago
  Not much more confusing than "Redis Cluster Re-Implemented in Rust"! I've never met anyone who talks about that either :)
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- eurasiantiger 5y ago
  It’s FUD. Those ”guns” are more dangerous to their operator than anyone else. They look the part, though, and that’s what’s scary.
- salawat 5y ago
  A "ghost gun" is a political buzzword for "gun not manufactured by someone the local government has leverage over". Most firearms manufacturers that manufacture and sell firearms for resale are bound by federal guidelines to do things like serialize them to comply with regulations that make it easier for law enforcement to trace the paper trail or ownership of a firearm. They must also have enough metal in them by law to set off a metal detector. None of these measures cover firearms privately made, not for resale. those are not regulated. therefore it creates an extra "spooky" mystique the media likes to play up, and xertain groups wring their hands over. The fact 3d printing has made firearm manufacture that much more accessible to the everyone of course has certain political factions wanting to figure out ways to keep those pesky weapons out of people's hands.
  - throwaway0a5e 5y ago
    > A "ghost gun" is a political buzzword for "gun not manufactured by someone the local government has leverage over". Or a gun that has legally required markings removed (CA defines it this way, wouldn't surprise me if a few other states did).
    - Ancapistani 5y ago
      That’s absurd. Defacing or modifying the serial number of a firearm is a federal offense. Making a firearm at home for personal use is 100% legal. They aren’t in any way comparable in the eyes of the law.
      - throwaway0a5e 5y ago
        >They aren’t in any way comparable in the eyes of the law. That's true. But some jurisdictions report all un-serialized guns as "ghost guns" in their stats because that's how they want their stats to look.
brenainn 5y ago
My first thought was that it was something similar to Havana syndrome, so you're not alone there

This is also a very confusing headline for a native speaker. It makes almost no sense, nobody I have ever met has ever mentioned a "ghost gun," it's not really a concern that affects daily life.

snypher 5y ago
Not much more confusing than "Redis Cluster Re-Implemented in Rust"! I've never met anyone who talks about that either :)
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eurasiantiger 5y ago
It’s FUD. Those ”guns” are more dangerous to their operator than anyone else. They look the part, though, and that’s what’s scary.
salawat 5y ago
A "ghost gun" is a political buzzword for "gun not manufactured by someone the local government has leverage over". Most firearms manufacturers that manufacture and sell firearms for resale are bound by federal guidelines to do things like serialize them to comply with regulations that make it easier for law enforcement to trace the paper trail or ownership of a firearm. They must also have enough metal in them by law to set off a metal detector. None of these measures cover firearms privately made, not for resale. those are not regulated. therefore it creates an extra "spooky" mystique the media likes to play up, and xertain groups wring their hands over. The fact 3d printing has made firearm manufacture that much more accessible to the everyone of course has certain political factions wanting to figure out ways to keep those pesky weapons out of people's hands.
- throwaway0a5e 5y ago
  > A "ghost gun" is a political buzzword for "gun not manufactured by someone the local government has leverage over". Or a gun that has legally required markings removed (CA defines it this way, wouldn't surprise me if a few other states did).
  - Ancapistani 5y ago
    That’s absurd. Defacing or modifying the serial number of a firearm is a federal offense. Making a firearm at home for personal use is 100% legal. They aren’t in any way comparable in the eyes of the law.
    - throwaway0a5e 5y ago
      >They aren’t in any way comparable in the eyes of the law. That's true. But some jurisdictions report all un-serialized guns as "ghost guns" in their stats because that's how they want their stats to look.

brenainn 5y ago

My first thought was that it was something similar to Havana syndrome, so you're not alone there