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A homemade firearm, also called a ghost gun or privately made firearm (PMF), is a firearm made by a private individual, in contrast to one produced by a corporate or government entity.[1] The term ghost gun is used mostly in the United States, where it was coined by gun control advocates to describe the untraceability of such weapons, but has also been reappropriated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF),[2] some gun rights advocates and the firearm industry.[3]
- ^ "What is a privately made firearm (PMF)?". ATF. July 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
A PMF is a firearm, including a frame or receiver, completed, assembled, or otherwise produced by a person other than a licensed manufacturer, and without a serial number placed by a licensed manufacturer at the time the firearm was produced.
- ^ "ATF Leak Shows Concern for 3D Machinegun Conversion Devices". February 6, 2025.
The [internal documents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)] acknowledges that the absence of a serial number on PMFs does not render these items untraceable. This acknowledgment directly contradicts the ATF's public position that PMFs are dangerous because the lack of serial numbers makes them untraceable.
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