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We 3D-Printed Luigi Mangione's Ghost Gun. It Was Legal

by gaws on 5/19/25, 3:19 PM with 22 comments

  • by ty6853 on 5/19/25, 4:12 PM

    Lol you can 3d print a gun in my state, stick it down your waist band, and go about your day, and you are legally good to go no law broken no paperwork needed. You could even walk in a bank with it -- As long as you don't plan on opening an account, then you need zee papers as that is too dangerous.

    Also the silencer doesn't have to be made by an FFL as the article states. If you pay $200 for the tax stamp you can legally make it yourself.

  • by dmonitor on 5/19/25, 4:25 PM

    Not a fan of the way the headline is written The gun hasn't been proven to be his. It could've very easily been planted when the police confiscated his bag.

  • by tetris11 on 5/19/25, 4:35 PM

  • by wormius on 5/20/25, 12:13 AM

    I know what printing ghost guns are. I know who Luigi Mangione is.

    But I parsed this as "We 3D-Printed Luigi's Ghost Gun. It Was Legal."

    I thought, why wouldn't Luigi's gun to zap ghosts from Luigi's Mansion be legal.

  • by bn-l on 5/19/25, 9:34 PM

    I believe you must write “alleged” otherwise it’s defamation. Can someone confirm this?