Re:UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in midtown Manhattan
by toomuchtodo on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @11:06AM
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Re:UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in midtown Manhattan
by senordevnyc on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @04:08PM
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The key word here that doesn't apply to any of these links: legally
Re:UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in midtown Manhattan
by toomuchtodo on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @04:20PM
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To be clear, and reiterate, I stated "easy" in my top comment, not legally. "Legally" is irrelevant if you’re a motivated threat actor. Laws are there to dissuade the lazy or unsophisticated, and to prosecute those caught. ~50% of murders go unsolved in the US [1]. Firearms are heavily regulated in NYC, and yet, there are hundreds of deaths per year from them. Therefore, I believe availability (regardless of legality) is an important data point to surface as part of the discussion.
[1] https://www.npr.org/2023/04/29/1172775448/people-murder-unso...
(these stats are grim, I admit, but important to contextualize my perspective and thesis about the risk)
Suppressors/Silencers are federally regulated by the National Firearms Act (NFA) and are treated similarly to machine guns and sawed-off shotguns (the import/manufacture of those are further regulated by later legislation).
From Wikipedia[1]: Private owners wishing to purchase an NFA item must obtain approval from the ATF, pass an extensive background check to include submitting a photograph and fingerprints, fully register the firearm, receive ATF written permission before moving the firearm across state lines, and pay a tax.
And I think you may have understated the ease of manufacturing. Especially if someone only needs to use it once and don't care about the legality.
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Firearms_Act#Registra...