Why are journalists writing about guns so bad? I don't want to totally derail the thread by going down the "fake news" rabbit hole, but when an article about something I'm marginally knowledgeable about has huge inaccuracies, it makes me wonder: is it just difficult to fact-check this particular topic? Or are all news articles equally untrustworthy and I'm just not informed enough to realize it?<p>Anyways, literally the first sentence of the article is false[1]. Self-made firearms in California are required to have a serial number, must be put into the state registry (a somewhat byzantine process), and are illegal to resell[2]. In other words, the gun is either legal OR untraceable. It can't be both at the same time.<p>[1]: <a href="https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/consumer-alert.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/consu...</a><p>[2]: For ones manufactured after 2018, your family can't even inherit them when you die— they have to be surrendered to the police for destruction. If you have a relative you <i>really</i> don't like, you should definitely bequeath them your homemade guns— there's a non-zero chance they'll end up in prison for possession.