President Biden went hard after “ghost guns” and the companies that make them this week. So, on this episode, we’ve got one of the most prominent men who is squarely in his sights: Defense Distributed’s Cody Wilson.
Wilson is a pioneer in 3D-printed guns having developed the first prototype called The Liberator. His Ghost Gunner mini-CNC machine is among the popular ways to finish the unfinished gun receivers commonly available on the market.
As such, he read through the entire 364-page final guidance on the new ban from the ATF. We discuss the ins and out of what exactly is illegal now, how that will impact the firearms industry, and some of the surprises in the final regulation.
Wilson says he feels the regulations are unjust and unconstitutional. He said he plans to file suit against the administration over the changes.
Plus, Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman and I talk about what we’ve found out about President Biden’s new ATF director nominee Steve Dettelbach.
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2 Responses
This is a very informative podcast. My issue is the continual use of the label “ghost gun” which means nothing. If I build a transceivers – as a licensed Ham Radio operator – people would laugh if we called it a ghost transceiver, not to mention those ghost antennas many of us build to enhance the signal range when we transmit to other Ham Radio operators around the world. Please stop using that politically charged terminology the gun prohibitionists love to use. . I hope I made my point. Thank You — Stephen B
Thanks for the feedback. I agree that ghost gun is not an official term which is why we use quotes around it whenever we use it. However, it is a term used by both sides of the debate over homemade and unserialized guns. Cody Wilson’s own product is called the ghost gunner.
But, as with terms like “assault weapon” or “Constitutional carry,” we will try to explain its meaning to the audience as often as possible.