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Vinony

ghost gun

noun

  1. a firearm that is not registered or trackable; especially one that has been assembled or manufactured by the owner, particularly using 3D printing
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From ghost + gun. Derived from the fact that these firearms are unserialized, difficult to trace, and often remain invisible to the tracking and regulation covering traditionally manufactured firearms. First use appears c. 2001 in Sunday People.

  1. A gun without serial numbers that cannot be easily tracked, especially a homemade gun built with nonregistered, partially finished, or 3D printed components.

    “The two companies warrant attention because their marketing focuses “on the anonymous, untraceable nature of the guns they allow to be made — and the many examples of ghost guns used in crimes,” Adam Skaggs, chief counsel at the center, said in an email.”

    “In New York, state lawmakers announced legislation on Monday that would require makers of ghost guns to have a gunsmith license and register the firearms.”

  2. A gun that is not detectable by standard gun detection measures, such as a gun without much metal and thus unable to set off metal detectors.