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There really doesn't have to be a war on guns.

Ban manufacture and sale to any party but the US government and let entropy do the work.

There are plenty of resources out there for reactivating spent 9x19mm casings (Project ButWhatAbout) with supplies legally available in Western Europe, it's wishful thinking that just banning ammo would pan out. The genie's kind of out of the bottle.

if selling your gun was illegal, sure, you could still sell it. but would you choose to sell it to a loner, mentally unstable 18 year old knowing you'd be in serious trouble if that gun were used in a crime and they named you as the source of the gun? If the kid isn't killed in the mass shooting, and he says "I got the gun from..." seems not worth the risk

You know, I could've sworn the post I was responding to said "of ammo", hence why I spoke about building ammo and not guns.

But the conclusion remains the same in that making a working firearm at home isn't difficult, and there exist a plethora of designs like the FGC-9 family that can be assembled from easy-to-acquire parts, no manufacturer needed.

If it’s illegal then it’ll just be done the same way as making an illegal purchase is now, probably by asking around until you find someone that “knows a guy”. Either that or you’d just steal one.

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