![]() The AR-15 is a highly customizable version of the fully automatic M16 rifle made famous by the U.S. Partially complete receivers can be purchased privately without a background check or serial number and finished by buyers themselves, or they can be built from scratch at home to sidestep having to register the finished gun. The receiver is the only regulated part of the gun, but there are workarounds for obtaining one, too. The only missing piece of the gun – the lower receiver – can be bought secondhand from private sellers who post classified ads on other websites, such as. Yet for as little as $500, anyone with an eBay account can purchase all but one of the dozen or so necessary parts. ![]() It’s illegal to buy an AR-15 in California without making specific modifications to the gun or obtaining a dangerous weapons permit from the state Department of Justice. EBay doesn’t disclose in its public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission how much revenue comes from the sale of firearms parts. There’s a financial incentive for eBay: The company charges sellers a fee for every item sold on its website. Reveal identified hundreds of parts available for sale in an extensive search of eBay listings. But the company’s automated filters and user-flagging system fail to stop it. ![]() This violates eBay’s policy banning the sale of “parts or accessories for assault weapons.” The policy is closely tailored to match California law, which is among the nation’s strictest.
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