Last year, about 20,000 ghost guns were recovered in criminal investigations, a tenfold increase from 2016, the Justice Department said.Īs the number of crimes involving ghost guns has jumped in several parts of the USA, some states, such as California, have enacted laws to require serial numbers to be stamped on firearms. Law enforcement officials have expressed concern about the rise in use of ghost guns in crimes. Commercial sellers of the kits will have to become licensed and will be required to run background checks on potential buyers before a sale, just like they must do with commercially made firearms.įeinblatt applauded the administration “for doubling down on its commitment to gun safety by taking action to rein in ghost guns and nominating an ATF director who will end its culture of complicity with the gun industry.” The rules, which have been in the works for nearly a year, will clarify that the unfinished parts sold in the gun kits, such as the frame of a handgun or the receiver of a long gun, will qualify as firearms under federal law.Ĭommercial manufacturers of the kits will have to be licensed and must add serial numbers on the kits’ frame or receiver. "We are going to do everything we can to deprive them of that choice and, when we find them, put them in jail for a long, long time.” “These guns are weapons of choice for many criminals," Biden said in a Rose Garden ceremony attended by victims and families of gun violence.
The weapons lack serial numbers, which makes it difficult to trace the owner. WASHINGTON – Calling them "basic common sense," President Joe Biden took steps Monday to rein in the use of untraceable firearms known as ghost guns that law enforcement officers said turn up frequently at crime scenes.īiden announced federal regulations that will target privately made firearms that can be assembled from do-it-yourself kits purchased online or in a store.
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