GHOST GUN INVESTIGATION AND THE FUTURE OF 3D PRINTED FIREARMS COURSE

Description: 

Palestra Group International has developed a one-day “Ghost Gun” and 3D  Printing Investigations Course designed to assist prosecutors and officers with target  development and long-term investigations into the manufacture and trafficking of Personally  Made Firearms. The course highlights the use of open source intelligence, on line retailer  information, the utilization of undercover operators, and case development beyond the trafficker.  The course also details the significant differences between Commercially Manufactured Firearms  and Personally Made Firearms (Ghost Guns) and the implementation of current State and Federal  guidelines. This course is presented by active prosecutors, case officers and undercover  operators conducting in-depth long-term investigations. 

Topics covered: 

· Personally Made Firearms (PMF) vs. Commercially Made Firearms

 · History and development of Ghost Guns

 · Converting an 80% Polymer lower receiver into fully functional firearm

 · 80% Polymer receivers vs. 80% Aluminum receivers

 · PMF lowers and kits on the market

 · The Gun Show loophole and interstate trafficking

 · 3D Printed firearms, components, and accessories

 · 3D Printed auto-sear, suppressors, magazines and switches

 · Zero Percent firearms

 · Ghost Gun Case Development

 · Issues specific to undercover purchases

 · Actual video of Undercover ghost gun purchases

 · Case study of "Operation Ghost Busters"

 · Ghost Gun prosecutions