79-year-old Joe Biden, during a press conference on Monday, announced a ban on unlicensed kits to manufacture so-called ghost guns at home — homemade firearms lacking serial numbers, making them difficult to trace.
The new rule includes a ban on “buy build shoot” kits that people can purchase online or at a store without a background check. The new rule clarifies that such kits qualify as “firearms” under the Gun Control Act and, as a result, commercial manufacturers of them must be licensed, include serial numbers and conduct a background check prior to a sale, The Hill reported.
During the presser, Joe Biden showed the audience what a so-called “ghost gun” was, and claimed, “This is the gun. It’s not hard to put together…”
WATCH: Pres. Biden shows crowd a 'ghost gun.'
"This is the gun. It's not hard to put together. A little drill, a hand drill at home, doesn't take very long. Anyone can order it in the mail. Anyone." pic.twitter.com/meJiOA61AH
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 11, 2022
Following Biden’s remarks over so-called “ghost guns”, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) suggested that the 79-year-old Democrat “couldn’t make one if his life depended on it”.
“Joe Biden says it’s easy to make a gun,” he wrote on Twitter Monday.
“You could give a week of training, a month to build it, and every tool in the world and… he couldn’t make one if his life depended on it”, Rep. Massie said. Continued Below
Joe Biden says it’s easy to make a gun.
You could give him a week of training, a month to build it, and every tool in the world and…
he couldn’t make one if his life depended on it.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) April 11, 2022
The Kentucky congressman also fired back against the rule over so-called “ghost guns”, calling it unconstitutional and pointing out that “Congress makes law”, not Joe Biden.
“The Constitution does not authorize the federal government to prevent you from making your own firearm. This a fact that has been recognized for 200+ years. Also, Article 1, Section 1 (literally the first operative sentence in the Constitution) says Congress makes law, not POTUS!” the Kentucky congressman tweeted on Sunday.
The Constitution does not authorize the federal government to prevent you from making your own firearm. This a fact that has been recognized for 200+ years. Also, Article 1, Section 1 (literally the first operative sentence in the Constitution) says Congress makes law, not POTUS! pic.twitter.com/vTFRvKYTVi
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) April 11, 2022
Rep. Massie also noted:
Joe Biden fabricates this notion that the federal government has regulated private ownership of firearms since the beginning of our country.
Cite the laws Joe, or it’s a lie.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) April 11, 2022
Joe Biden says criminals manufacture guns to avoid traceability.
In reality, it’s always been much easier to grind serial numbers off a functioning gun than it is to make a reliable gun.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) April 11, 2022
Joe Biden’s gun control announcement isn’t about stopping crime.
He wants the government to have a list of every law abiding American who owns a gun.
He also wants to keep a list of names of people who buy replacement parts.
And he announced he wants to ban many of these guns.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) April 11, 2022
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