‘Ghost guns’ are untraceable, easy to make, more prevalent
5 years, 1 month ago

‘Ghost guns’ are untraceable, easy to make, more prevalent

Associated Press  

For a few hundred dollars, tools and some elbow grease, you can make your own rifle or handgun. “Whatever the hobbyists think about it, criminals are taking advantage of this,” said Nick Suplina, managing director for law and policy at Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun control group funded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. “These firearms directly undercut federal and state law designed to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them,” he added. “People want these guns because they want to be invisible to government and to law enforcement.” Though it’s become much easier to stay anonymous as technology has advanced, it’s not always cheaper. “If you can use a drill, you can manufacturer a gun largely in 15 minutes,” said David Chipman, a retired agent with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and now senior policy adviser for the Giffords gun control group.

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What is a ghost gun? Police link untraceable firearm to CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione
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What is a ghost gun? Police link untraceable firearm to CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione

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What is a ghost gun? Police link untraceable firearm to CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione
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What is a ghost gun? Police link untraceable firearm to CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione

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The ‘Ghost Gun’ Linked to Luigi Mangione Shows Just How Far 3D-Printed Weapons Have Come
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55 years ago

The ‘Ghost Gun’ Linked to Luigi Mangione Shows Just How Far 3D-Printed Weapons Have Come

Wired  

More than a decade after the advent of the 3D-printed gun as an icon of libertarianism and a gun control nightmare, police say one of those homemade plastic weapons has now been found in the hands of perhaps the world’s most high-profile alleged killer. For the community of DIY gunsmiths who have spent years honing those printable firearm models, in …

Ghost guns: Luigi Mangione had one at the time of his arrest, police say
55 years ago

Ghost guns: Luigi Mangione had one at the time of his arrest, police say

CNN  

CNN — The man suspected of the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was carrying a “ghost gun” — a type of untraceable, homemade firearm — when he was apprehended Monday, police said. An untraceable, homemade firearm There are two main attributes to ghost guns, often referred to by officials as “privately made firearms,” or PMFs. But it is …

What Is A 'Ghost Gun'? Weapon Allegedly Found On UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Suspect Luigi Mangione
4 weeks, 2 days ago

What Is A 'Ghost Gun'? Weapon Allegedly Found On UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Suspect Luigi Mangione

ABP News  

Prosecutors in New York are reported to have charged Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man arrested as a “strong person of interest” in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, with murder in US. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives confiscated 25,785 ghost guns in 2022, a dramatic rise from 1,629 in 2017, as per data …

What is a ghost gun? Police link untraceable firearm to CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione
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1 month ago

What is a ghost gun? Police link untraceable firearm to CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione

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What is a ghost gun? Police link untraceable firearm to CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione
1 month ago

What is a ghost gun? Police link untraceable firearm to CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione

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U.S. Supreme Court considers Biden administration regulation of ‘ghost guns’
2 months, 4 weeks ago

U.S. Supreme Court considers Biden administration regulation of ‘ghost guns’

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court justices Tuesday grappled with whether the Biden administration exceeded its authority when it set regulations for kits that can be assembled into untraceable firearms, and a majority of justices seemed somewhat skeptical the rule was an overreach. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices that there has been an “explosion in crimes” with untraceable guns …

SCOTUS Seems Likely To Keep Biden Limits On 'Ghost Guns'
3 months ago

SCOTUS Seems Likely To Keep Biden Limits On 'Ghost Guns'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Several conservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of a challenge to a Biden administration rule requiring untraceable “ghost guns” to be regulated like regular firearms during oral arguments on Tuesday. “If the Court now says that one undrilled hole is enough to prevent regulation, it is going to be a sea change,” Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said, …

SCOTUS Police Weigh In On Ghost Guns Ahead Of Arguments
3 months ago

SCOTUS Police Weigh In On Ghost Guns Ahead Of Arguments

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments in Garland v. VanDerStok, a case that promises to settle the question of whether weapon parts kits for “ghost guns” require the same regulation as complete firearms bought and sold at gun stores. As nine of the most powerful legal minds prepared to consider whether ghost guns …

The flood of ghost guns is slowing after regulation. It's also being challenged in the Supreme Court
3 months, 1 week ago

The flood of ghost guns is slowing after regulation. It's also being challenged in the Supreme Court

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Oregon ban on hard-to-trace ghost guns goes into effect Sunday
4 months, 1 week ago

Oregon ban on hard-to-trace ghost guns goes into effect Sunday

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — So-called ghost guns, privately made firearms that don’t have serial numbers and are largely untraceable, will be banned across Oregon starting Sunday after a federal judge denied a legal challenge that tried to block the prohibition. Ghost guns differ from weapons manufactured by licensed companies in that the latter are generally required to have serial numbers — …

Massachusetts governor signs bill cracking down on hard-to-trace ‘ghost guns’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Massachusetts governor signs bill cracking down on hard-to-trace ‘ghost guns’

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed a sweeping gun bill Thursday that supporters say builds on the state’s existing gun laws, including a crackdown on hard to trace “ghost guns,” while safeguarding the rights of gun owners. The law expands the state’s extreme risk protective order law — also known as the red flag law — by authorizing health …

Gun makers and retailers barred from selling ghost gun kits in California, court rules
7 months ago

Gun makers and retailers barred from selling ghost gun kits in California, court rules

LA Times  

Homemade rifles are displayed on a table at an ATF field office in Glendale. Three gun companies have been barred from selling and making so-called “ghost guns” as part of a settlement with the California attorney general, who alleged the companies were misleading consumers about the legality of the firearms. “Getting these manufacturers and retailers to keep untraceable guns off …

Ghost gun manufacturer agrees to stop sales to Maryland residents
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ghost gun manufacturer agrees to stop sales to Maryland residents

Associated Press  

BALTIMORE — A leading manufacturer of ghost guns has agreed to stop selling its untraceable, unassembled firearms to Maryland residents under a settlement agreement announced Wednesday by the city of Baltimore. City leaders sued the company, Nevada-based Polymer80, two years ago “in response to the rapid escalation of ghost guns appearing on Baltimore streets and in the hands of minors,” …

US: SC allows Biden to crackdown on 'ghost guns' to prevent people from making firearms at home
1 year, 5 months ago

US: SC allows Biden to crackdown on 'ghost guns' to prevent people from making firearms at home

India TV News  

In a major crackdown on gun violence, the United States Supreme Court reinstated a regulation aimed at reining in the proliferation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that have been turning up at crime scenes across the nation in increasing numbers. Biden administration changed laws last year The new rule was issued last year and changed the definition of …

Supreme Court narrowly allows Biden’s ‘ghost gun’ regulations to continue
1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court narrowly allows Biden’s ‘ghost gun’ regulations to continue

The Independent  

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Ghost guns banned under new Colorado law signed by governor
1 year, 7 months ago

Ghost guns banned under new Colorado law signed by governor

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jared Polis signed a bill Friday banning firearms that …

LAPD found 700 ‘ghost guns’ — now it is getting $5 million
1 year, 7 months ago

LAPD found 700 ‘ghost guns’ — now it is getting $5 million

LA Times  

“Ghost guns” seized by the Oakland Police Department are shown in April 2021. In 2020, over the course of numerous investigations, the Los Angeles Police Department recovered more than 700 “ghost guns” — weapons often having no serial numbers and built from components sold without background checks by Nevada-based company Polymer80, according to the Los Angeles city attorney’s office. In …

US: Federal report on gun violence reveals shocking facts: Time between weapons bought and used for crime is decreasing
1 year, 11 months ago

US: Federal report on gun violence reveals shocking facts: Time between weapons bought and used for crime is decreasing

Firstpost  

It also shows a rise in the usage of conversion devices, which enables a semiautomatic weapon to fire like a machine gun, and a rise in the number of so-called “ghost guns,” or secretly manufactured weapons that are difficult to track down Washington: A comprehensive federal report on guns and crime released on Friday stirred the debate of gun violence …

Connecticut governor’s gun proposals include open carry ban
1 year, 11 months ago

Connecticut governor’s gun proposals include open carry ban

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Gov. Lamont revealed his latest plans to curb gun violence during a news conference in Waterbury with fellow Democrats, including Attorney General William Tong and mayors of the state’s largest cities, as well as state and local law enforcement officials. “Today the Governor and Democrats pitched a familiar path to an ‘everybody problem’ by offering proposals …

California adds laws targeting ghost guns, sales to minors
2 years, 6 months ago

California adds laws targeting ghost guns, sales to minors

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California, which already has some of the nation’s toughest gun laws, has added new restrictions on untraceable “ghost guns” and on marketing firearms to minors, Gov. “As the Supreme Court rolls back important gun safety protections and states across the country treat gun violence as inevitable, California is doubling down on commonsense gun safety measures that save …

Officials sue to halt sales of ghost guns to New Yorkers
2 years, 6 months ago

Officials sue to halt sales of ghost guns to New Yorkers

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City and state officials announced lawsuits Wednesday against 10 sellers of gun parts that the officials said can be assembled into untraceable ghost guns and sold without background checks. State Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the weapons sold by online ghost gun retailers have been found at a …

US is flooded with guns, over 139 million weapons produced over two decades: Justice Department
2 years, 7 months ago

US is flooded with guns, over 139 million weapons produced over two decades: Justice Department

Firstpost  

The Justice Department report came out after a shocking weekend showed how the vast surplus of guns has made its mark on US society US firearms makers produced over 139 million guns for the commercial market over the two decades from 2000, including 11.3 million in 2020 alone, according to a new government report. Another 71 million firearms were imported …

California lawmakers target gunmakers, ghost guns in bills
2 years, 8 months ago

California lawmakers target gunmakers, ghost guns in bills

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California state lawmakers advanced a measure Tuesday that would make it easier to skirt a federal law in order to sue gun-makers, legislation that opponents say is ultimately aimed at driving manufacturers out of business. Ting’s bill would require firearm makers and dealers to “take reasonable precautions” under a “firearm industry standard of conduct” in making and …

There’s Only One Reason to Own a Ghost Gun
2 years, 8 months ago

There’s Only One Reason to Own a Ghost Gun

Slate  

Last week, President Joe Biden nominated Steve Dettelbach to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF. On Monday’s episode of What Next, I spoke to Chipman about the threat of ghost guns and what the administration and the ATF should do to curb gun violence. He clearly supports the current president’s gun violence prevention agenda, and …

Biden aims at ‘ghost gun’ violence with new federal rule
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden aims at ‘ghost gun’ violence with new federal rule

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday took fresh aim at ghost guns, the privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up in violent crimes, as he struggles to break past gun-control opposition to address firearm deaths. But gun safety advocacy groups, like Everytown for Gun Safety, which pushed the federal government for years to take action …

EXPLAINER: What are ghost guns? Why is Biden taking action?
2 years, 8 months ago

EXPLAINER: What are ghost guns? Why is Biden taking action?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is unveiling a completed rule aimed at reining in the proliferation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that have been turning up at crime scenes across the nation in increasing numbers. The White House and the Justice Department argue that regulating the firearms parts and requiring dealers to stamp serial numbers on ghost guns …

EXPLAINER: What are ghost guns? Why is Biden taking action?
2 years, 8 months ago

EXPLAINER: What are ghost guns? Why is Biden taking action?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration is unveiling …

Biden to nominate new ATF director, release ghost gun rule
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden to nominate new ATF director, release ghost gun rule

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is nominating an Obama-era U.S. attorney to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as his administration unveils its formal rule to rein in ghost guns, privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up at crime scenes, six people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The administration will …

Biden seeks to crack down on ‘ghost guns’ with new rule
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden seeks to crack down on ‘ghost guns’ with new rule

Al Jazeera  

The guns, which are assembled at home and lack tracking numbers, have been increasingly recovered at crime scenes in US. United States President Joe Biden has unveiled a new Department of Justice rule that he hopes will crack down on so-called “ghost guns”, drawing condemnation from a gun rights group but support from gun control advocates. But gun safety advocacy …

Editorial: Domestic abusers still have access to guns. That has got to change
2 years, 10 months ago

Editorial: Domestic abusers still have access to guns. That has got to change

LA Times  

The entrance to the parking lot at the Church in Sacramento, where a man shot and killed his three daughters, their chaperone and himself during a supervised visit with the girls. And yet, because of California’s lax enforcement of gun prohibitions, and the availability of “ghost guns” and illegal firearms, people who were known to be dangerous were able to …

Inside The Right-Wing Movement To Boost Untraceable ‘Ghost Guns’
3 years ago

Inside The Right-Wing Movement To Boost Untraceable ‘Ghost Guns’

Huff Post  

Pink and green grenades covered in Bitcoin logos. “Ghost guns fit into a perfect niche of undetectable, untraceable and keeps the government away from you.” - Jon Lewis, Program on Extremism at George Washington University Gun safety advocates say ghost guns are ending up in the hands of individuals who are radicalized through online channels and predisposed to violence, and …

L.A. City Council votes to ban ‘ghost guns’
3 years, 1 month ago

L.A. City Council votes to ban ‘ghost guns’

LA Times  

Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore speaks during a press conference announcing the ban on ghost guns at City Hall on November 30, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. In that same report, the LAPD described the use of ghost guns as “an epidemic not only in Los Angeles but nationwide.” California LAPD declares ‘ghost guns’ an ‘epidemic,’ citing 400% increase …

‘An instrument of death’: The problem of ghost guns in California
3 years, 1 month ago

‘An instrument of death’: The problem of ghost guns in California

LA Times  

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. Police departments across California are reporting an increase in “ghost guns.” The Los Angeles Police Department said in a report released last month that detectives have linked the untraceable weapons to 24 killings, eight attempted homicides and dozens of assaults and armed robberies since January. In 2020, California accounted for 65% …

LAPD declares ‘ghost guns’ an ‘epidemic,’ citing 400% increase in seizures
3 years, 2 months ago

LAPD declares ‘ghost guns’ an ‘epidemic,’ citing 400% increase in seizures

LA Times  

The proliferation of homemade “ghost guns” has skyrocketed in Los Angeles, contributing to more than 100 violent crimes this year, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a report released Friday. Koretz called the latest data “appalling” and said the report “reaffirms the fact that these weapons have only wreaked havoc on our streets and should have no place in …

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta joins suit against ‘ghost gun’ sellers
3 years, 2 months ago

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta joins suit against ‘ghost gun’ sellers

LA Times  

Rob Bonta is joining a lawsuit targeting three online sellers of “ghost guns,” the untraceable firearms made from build-it-yourself kits that he said can be assembled in minutes and are increasingly being used in violent crimes. Bonta said his office will provide information discovered through its years-long investigation into GS Performance, a maker of ghost gun components based in San …

San Francisco sues 3 California-based ‘ghost gun’ makers
3 years, 4 months ago

San Francisco sues 3 California-based ‘ghost gun’ makers

LA Times  

San Francisco police display some “ghost guns,” which accounted for nearly half the firearms recovered in the city’s gun killings last year. San Francisco’s district attorney is suing three California companies that make and distribute “ghost guns,” the untraceable, build-it-yourself weaponry that accounted for nearly half the firearms recovered in gun killings in the city last year. In 2020, California …

San Francisco DA sues 3 California-based 'ghost gun' makers
3 years, 4 months ago

San Francisco DA sues 3 California-based 'ghost gun' makers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy San Francisco s district attorney …

L.A. County deputies who were shot in Compton ambush sue maker of ‘ghost gun’ kit
3 years, 5 months ago

L.A. County deputies who were shot in Compton ambush sue maker of ‘ghost gun’ kit

LA Times  

Deputies block off streets surrounding the bus station in Compton where two L.A. County sheriff’s deputies were shot in September. Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies badly wounded in an ambush shooting last year sued a Nevada company Monday for making the parts for a “ghost gun” used in the attack. The lawsuit contends that Dayton, Nevada-based Polymer80, which holds …

New federal strike force aims to cut inflow of guns to L.A. and target ‘ghost gun’ sellers
3 years, 5 months ago

New federal strike force aims to cut inflow of guns to L.A. and target ‘ghost gun’ sellers

LA Times  

LAPD Police Chief Michel Moore laments increased shootings in South L.A. at a news conference in October. A new federal strike force launched by the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday will focus on disrupting the illegal flow of weapons into Los Angeles from neighboring states while also going after makers of local “ghost guns,” according to local and federal authorities. …

Bill outlawing homemade “ghost guns” clears Delaware House
3 years, 7 months ago

Bill outlawing homemade “ghost guns” clears Delaware House

Associated Press  

— The state House voted mostly along party lines Thursday to approve a Democrat proposal outlawing homemade “ghost guns” that can’t be traced by law enforcement agents because they don’t have serial numbers. Anyone who already possesses an unfinished firearm frame or receiver — a component of a gun that houses the firing mechanism — with no serial number would …

Justice Dept. rule would aim to crack down on ‘ghost guns’
3 years, 8 months ago

Justice Dept. rule would aim to crack down on ‘ghost guns’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday released a proposed rule that would broaden the definition of a firearm, requiring some gun-making kits to include a serial number as the Biden administration moves forward to combat so-called “ghost guns.” It comes several weeks after President Joe Biden promised a crackdown on “ghost guns,” homemade firearms that lack serial numbers used …

Editorial: We need to tighten up regulations on deadly ‘ghost guns’
3 years, 10 months ago

Editorial: We need to tighten up regulations on deadly ‘ghost guns’

LA Times  

For several years now, some gun makers have been exploiting a loophole in federal regulations to evade a range of gun control measures by selling firearms in pieces to be assembled later by consumers, including people barred from owning a gun. No charges have been filed, but a federal affidavit alleges that the firm sold the kits without conducting background …

City sues ‘ghost gun’ maker Polymer80; LAPD says more than 700 seized weapons are tied to its parts
3 years, 10 months ago

City sues ‘ghost gun’ maker Polymer80; LAPD says more than 700 seized weapons are tied to its parts

LA Times  

When two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were wounded by a gunman near the Compton Metro station last year, it was seemingly unconnected to a killing of three people during a home invasion robbery in Glendale a year before. LAPD Chief Michel Moore said more than 700 ghost guns seized in Los Angeles last year were made from parts bought …

Editorial: ‘Ghost guns’ need to be brought out of the shadows
5 years ago

Editorial: ‘Ghost guns’ need to be brought out of the shadows

LA Times  

An ATF agent displays homemade rifles, or “ghost guns,” at a field office in Glendale in 2017. California has some of the nation’s most stringent gun restrictions, including a law requiring people who build their own firearms from parts to apply for a serial number so the weapons can be traced. The result: Federal officials say that nearly 1 in …

Correction: California High School Shooting story
5 years, 1 month ago

Correction: California High School Shooting story

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — In a story Nov. 21 about the unregistered gun used in a shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, The Associated Press did not include the first name of one of the two victims killed. A corrected version of the story is below: Teen used ‘ghost gun’ in California high school shooting Authorities say the …

California high school shooting: Teen used unregistered, untraceable ghost gun made from parts
5 years, 1 month ago

California high school shooting: Teen used unregistered, untraceable ghost gun made from parts

India Today  

The 16-year-old boy who fatally shot two fellow students and wounded three others last week at a Southern California high school used an unregistered, untraceable "ghost gun," Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said on Thursday. Adam Winkler, a gun policy expert and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, said that means more criminals will use them and …

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