County of San Diego files lawsuit against ghost gun manufacturing company

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The do-it-yourself firearm-making device called the ‘Ghost Gunner’ is essentially a 3D printer, and the lawsuit claims they're illegal to sell in California.

The do-it-yourself firearm-making device called the ‘Ghost Gunner’ is essentially a 3D printer, and the lawsuit claims they're illegal to sell in California.SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — The County of San Diego partnered with a national gun safety group GIFFORDS Law Center to file a lawsuit against Defense Distributed, claiming the company is selling a

The County claims the company pulled a bait and switch in order to comply with state law, rebranding the ‘Ghost Gunner’ as the ‘Coast Runner.’ Lawson-Remer told CBS 8 that Defense Distributed and other ghost gun companies like it need to be held accountable. “In the State of California, even if you home-manufacture a firearm, it does have to have a serial number. The County of San Diego changed it to where you can’t even buy raw materials to make your firearm unless those raw materials are serialized, which doesn’t exist, so what they’ve done is they’ve stopped the ability for people to home manufacture a firearm,” explained Schwartz.

 

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