#SCOTUS seems poised to uphold a major #GunRegulation imposed by the #Biden admin that requires #BackgroundChecks, #SerialNumbers & sales #records for the nearly untraceable #firearms known as #GhostGuns.

A majority of the justices seemed skeptical during oral argument on Tues of the position taken by gun owners, parts makers & #2A groups: that the govt exceeded its authority in 2022 when it imposed new rules for the weapons.

#law #GunControl #guns #GunViolence
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/08/supreme-court-ghost-guns-biden-rules/
Supreme Court appears likely to uphold regulation of ghost guns

A majority of justices seemed skeptical of arguments that the Biden administration exceeded its authority in imposing restrictions on ghost guns.

The Washington Post

#Trump has regularly mimicked Adolf #Hitler during his campaign. But the mention of #SerialNumbers—a terrifying echo of the identification numbers forcibly tattooed on #ConcentrationCamp prisoners—is one of his most chilling references yet.
“We’re not a dumping ground,” Trump continued. “We’re going to get all of those people out, & we’re going to get them out fast.”

#Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Tyranny #WhiteChristianNationalism #Project2025 #MassDeportations
#law #HumanRights
#HarrisWalz2024

Trump Promises Immigrants He Wants to Deport Will Get Serial Numbers

Donald Trump’s immigration threats are getting even more disturbing.

The New Republic

#Trump wants to give undocumented #immigrants "#serialNumbers" which would somehow be used to round them (and their American-born children) up for mass #deportation. He got this idea from #Hitler who famously and shamefully tattooed #Nazi serial numbers on the arms of all Jewish death-camp prisoners. This is what we have to look forward to if he wins in November.

#TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #TrumpIsANazi #TrumpFascism #EndOfDemocracy #fascism #GOPfascists #MAGAfascists

https://newrepublic.com/post/186239/donald-trump-full-holocaust-immigration

Trump Promises Immigrants He Wants to Deport Will Get Serial Numbers

Donald Trump’s immigration threats are getting even more disturbing.

The New Republic

A few years ago I found a website that lets you use the serial number from your Gibson guitar to get information about your Gibson guitar. At the time I had two Gibson guitars. I’ll look them up again, then I will look up my two newer Gibson guitars.

First, my Les Paul Custom:

Your guitar was made at the
Nashville Plant, TN, USA
on September 18th, 1978
Production Number: 27

Next, my ES-335 Pro:

Your guitar was made at the
Kalamazoo Plant, MI, USA
on December 5th, 1979
Production Number: 127

Okay then, those are my two older guitars which might technically be considered “vintage.” Now let us check on the two guitars from the 21st century.

Start with my SG Standard:

Well… this is weird. There are two hits.

Your guitar was made at the
Nashville Plant, TN, USA
on March 10th, 2012
Production Number: 286

Your guitar was made at the
Nashville Plant, TN, USA
in 2018
Production Number: 2258

Right. I bought this one new after Gibson declared bankruptcy in 2018. It actually has a stamp on the back of the headstock right under the serial number that says, “Made in USA 2018 Model.” I guess that means it’s a 2018.

Okay, now lastly my Les Paul Standard 50’s:

Your guitar was made at the
Nashville Plant, TN, USA
in 2023
Production Number: 210004

Huh… right… so the guitar that my wife bought me for my 50th birthday back in 2021 was made in 2023… huh… so looks like the app doesn’t know how to handle the serial numbers from 2021. I guess I should Google it to see if I can find anything…

Turns out they changed the serial number format in 2019 and now we have this info:

It was made on November 16, 2020 and is production number 42.

I can tell by the look on all of your faces that you are fascinated by this.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/14/serial-numbers/

#Gibson #GibsonGuitars #Guitar #Music #Rock #serialNumbers #vintageGuitars #yearMakeAndModel

The Guitar Dater Project - Gibson Serial Number Decoder

gibson ibanez serial numbers

#CoryDoctorow: #Apple screwed us on #righttorepair (again)
"Tim Cook laid it out for his investors: when people can repair their devices, they don't buy new ones. When people don't buy new devices, Apple doesn't sell them new devices. It's that's simple" all while claiming to be an #environmental steward. Apple equips parts with a tiny system-on-a-chip just to track #serialnumbers solely "to prevent independent repair technicians from fixing your gadget."
https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/22/vin-locking/#thought-differently
Pluralistic: Apple fucked us on right to repair (again) (22 Sept 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow