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(I know almost nothing about guns and this comment is not advocating for any specific policy) > they need the casings which could also be restricted Are casin
by blep_ 4y ago
(I know almost nothing about guns and this comment is not advocating for any specific policy)
> they need the casings which could also be restricted
Are casings particularly hard to make? It seems like anyone with the tools and skills to make a gun from parts could also make little cylinders that fit in that gun. Or just do the cannon thing, have a vaguely spherical ball and some explosive stuff packed behind it.
- bombcar 4y agoCasings can be reused and reloaded to make new bullets. And you could build a black-powder gun that might be a bit less accurate but would involve nothing really traceable.
- GekkePrutser 4y agoYeah perhaps in the US this might not work. I was thinking more of europe where even ammunition isn't readily available to buy already (and people don't have stockpiles except highly regulated sportshooters). But I thought the part where the firing pin hits the cartridge gets damaged and the primer there isn't easily replaced. I'm probably wrong, I never even held a real gun.
- bombcar 4y agoIt does get damaged but in the US at least primers are easily purchased.
- dbcurtis 4y agoThe part that is challenging to fabricate at home is the primer.