Ghost Gunner is an American desktop CNC mill manufactured in Austin, Texas. It specializes in the making of firearms as well as finishing 0%–80% receivers. It was launched in October 2014 by Cody Wilson and the founders of Defense Distributed.
| Industry | CNC Milling |
|---|---|
| Founded | October 1, 2014 |
| Founders | Cody Wilson Defense Distributed |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Cody R. Wilson (CEO) |
| Products | Ghost Gunner Ghost Gunner 2 Ghost Gunner 3 |
| Parent | Defense Distributed |
| Website | www |
History
editGhost Gunner began as a limited series of CNC mills produced by Defense Distributed in a crowdfunding sale to its mailing list in October 2014. Spring 2015 shipments sold out almost immediately, and its first media reviewer noted the machine "...worked so well that it may signal a new era in the gun control debate, one where the barrier to legally building an untraceable, durable, and deadly semiautomatic rifle has reached an unprecedented low point in cost and skill."[1]
Products
editSince 2014, Ghost Gunner has issued 3 generations of its CNC mill, with the latest being the Ghost Gunner 3.[citation needed] The second version, named Ghost Gunner 2, is open-source hardware, allowing third party manufacturers to sell their own versions.[2] As of July 2018[update], Ghost Gunner had sold over 6,000 units worldwide.[3] The most recent version of the Ghost Gunner accepts "Zero Percent Receivers," solid blocks of aluminum that are milled into a partial lower receiver of an AR-15 style rifle. These are in contrast to the 80 percent receivers first released with the Ghost Gunner.[4]
Political controversy
editGhost Gunner is cited by politicians and the media as the most popular machine tool used to produce ghost guns.[5][failed verification]
References
edit- ^ Greenberg, Andy (June 3, 2015). "I Made an Untraceable AR-15 'Ghost Gun' in My Office—and It Was Easy". Wired.com. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "Ghost Gunner 2 CNC Review | Machining for the masses". SOFREP. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ Greenberg, Andy (July 10, 2018). "A Landmark Legal Shift Opens Pandora's Box for DIY Guns". Wired.com. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Weissmueller, Zach (12 January 2022). "Cody Wilson Thwarts Another Attempt To Stop Ghost Guns". YouTube. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Romero, Dennis (August 1, 2018). "Officials across the country fear a new era of untraceable firearms". NBCNews.com. Retrieved August 15, 2020.