I am talking somewhat outta my ass on this point and somewhat not, intent to distribute and sell firearms as a non-FFL (FFL is a license for a retailer to sell firearms) is what gets you trafficking. Me having 2-3 guns that I don’t want anymore and selling them to randoms is different from me having hundreds of guns going in and out of my house monthly you know? That and organized crime is probably selling to known felons. Prolly a mix of the two if o had to guess.

Yeah, I agree with your point on the justice system not being reformative which is why I believe what I do.

Gun laws in general aren’t too bad when looking broadly at them. Also, laws varying from state to state do not help anyone lmao.

The basic gist of them are (not a lawyer BTW): You can’t own a gun if you’re a felon or do drugs (medical weed included) All firearms purchased at a retailer or gun show (in my experience, I’ve attended quite a few gun shows and my friends and I filled out background checks on everything we’ve purchased) will need a background check Private sales (me to a friend (or stranger)) do not require background checks and as long as the seller has no reason to believe that the buyer is a felon they are allowed to sell to any buyer USUALLY (not always), the part of a gun that makes a gun a gun is the lower. You can order any other gun part online with no background check, lowers are the only thing required to have your background checked.

I’m not a fan of the Republican Party either, I just like guns lmao.

Correct “Gun parts” are anything from triggers to complete uppers. Some guns are different than others but for the sake of this conversation, the only part on a gun that legally defines it as a gun is usually the lower. When purchasing a lower you need a background check (unless it’s an 80% (a lower without the holes drilled out)), any other part (triggers, barrels, uppers) do not require background checks.

In PA, you are legally allowed to build your own firearm (which includes 3D printing a lower as long as you’re not a felon) and are not required to register it anywhere.

The issue specifically in this article was the guy was ordering uppers and printing lowers.

(Also, not really giving out legal advice but to cover my ass I’m not a lawyer. This is what I know from my personal experience/research)

Sometimes, depends on who you ask. If you asked me, I would say if you committed a non-violent felony you should be in the clear.

Some other people are under the impression that if someone served their time, they should not be barred from owning firearms. Which then leads about the other end of the conversation, are prisons truly “reforming” prisoners?

Long story short, depends on who you ask.

Prolly selling to felons. Also, I think the article mentioned he was already a felon? Which would’ve restricted him from buying guns to start with.

Just some knowledge for you to know: If you’re buying a gun through any “actual retailer” you gotta go through a background check and same goes for gun shows. Private sales (me selling to a friend) on long guns (rifles and shotguns) do not require background checks.