'With the increasing prevalence of homemade firearms by criminals, can we finally shift the focus from bans and legislation to empowering responsible owners in self-defense?' -Parker McCumber
created longer wait times and increased the minimum age for firearm sales. These measures ignore the existence of 3D-printed ghost guns.
What good does it do to bar law-abiding citizens from purchasing these guns if any criminal with a 3D printer can just make them at home? The availability and portability of 3D printers facilitate the creation of these ghost guns virtually anywhere. This means that even the locations with the most strict gun control are prone to violators. Despite strict gun control, the Buffalo, New York, Police Department reported a huge increase in ghost guns seized from five in 2020 to 69 in 2021.
Clearly, technology has outpaced legislation. Bills such as Washington’s and Colorado’s, as well as callsto “ban assault weapons,” do little to enhance public safety and come at the expense of citizens' right to defend themselves.
Each newly enacted gun control law or firearms ban leaves us trailing behind evolving criminal methods rather than advancing public safety. Legislation that strips away a law-abiding citizen's means of personal defense leaves them vulnerable to those armed with illegally obtained or printed firearms.
Persisting with prohibitive gun control measures, including bans on AR and AK platforms, threatens to create a society where peaceful citizens become subjects to criminal intent. Instead, policymakers should seek to ensure that people can protect themselves in a world where threats emanate not just from purchasable firearms, but also from those that can be printed.
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