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 will help drive down violent crime and aid investigators in solving crimes. It changes the definition of a firearm and will require federal firearms dealers to add serial numbers to ghost guns that come their way. The New York Police Department said officers found 131 firearms without serial numbers since January.

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What is a ghost gun? Police link untraceable firearm to CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione
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1 week, 5 days ago

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

The Independent  

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What is a ghost gun? Police link untraceable firearm to CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione
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1 week, 6 days ago

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

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Ghost guns: Luigi Mangione had one at the time of his arrest, police say
54 years, 11 months 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
2 weeks, 1 day 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
Trending News
2 weeks, 1 day 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
2 weeks, 1 day ago

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

The Independent  

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

Supreme Court to hear challenge to ghost-gun regulation
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court to hear challenge to ghost-gun regulation

The Independent  

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SCOTUS Police Weigh In On Ghost Guns Ahead Of Arguments
2 months, 2 weeks 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
2 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Will the Supreme Court flood the nation with ghost guns?
54 years, 11 months ago

Will the Supreme Court flood the nation with ghost guns?

Slate  

Next week, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Garland v. VanDerStok, a case with life-and-death implications for gun violence in the United States. The justices will consider a rule issued by the Biden administration cracking down on “ghost guns”—fully functioning firearms that are disproportionately used to commit murder, domestic abuse, and terrorism. The Supreme Court allowed new restrictions …

Oregon ban on hard-to-trace ghost guns goes into effect Sunday
3 months, 3 weeks 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’
4 months, 4 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 …

Supreme Court Will Take Up The Legal Fight Over Ghost Guns
8 months ago

Supreme Court Will Take Up The Legal Fight Over Ghost Guns

Huff Post  

FILE - The Supreme Court of the United States is seen in Washington, March 26, 2024. AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns that had been struck down by lower courts. The requirement applies regardless of how the firearm was made, …

What's behind Amy Coney Barrett’s surprise vote on ghost guns?
54 years, 11 months ago

What's behind Amy Coney Barrett’s surprise vote on ghost guns?

Slate  

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court sided against criminals who wish to purchase untraceable guns online for the purpose of committing crimes. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the three liberals to preserve a new federal rule that restricts the sale of “ghost guns” to licensed firearm dealers. As part of President Joe Biden’s push against gun …

Supreme Court narrowly allows Biden’s ‘ghost gun’ regulations to continue
1 year, 4 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Supreme Court reinstates regulation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme Court reinstates regulation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is reinstating 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. “The public-safety interests in reversing the flow of ghost guns to dangerous and otherwise prohibited persons easily outweighs the minor costs that respondents will …

Ghost guns banned under new Colorado law signed by governor
1 year, 6 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, 6 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, 10 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 …

California adds laws targeting ghost guns, sales to minors
2 years, 5 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, 5 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 …

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 …

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?

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 …

Biden administration, DOJ expected to announce new ‘ghost gun’ rules
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden administration, DOJ expected to announce new ‘ghost gun’ rules

LA Times  

The Biden administration is expected to come out with its long-awaited rule on “ghost guns” within days. President 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,” the privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up at …

Editorial: Domestic abusers still have access to guns. That has got to change
2 years, 9 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 …

‘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  

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Justice Dept. rule would aim to crack down on ‘ghost guns’
3 years, 7 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 …

Biden to unveil actions on guns, including new ATF boss
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden to unveil actions on guns, including new ATF boss

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will unveil a series of executive actions aimed at addressing gun violence on Thursday, delivering his first major action on gun control since taking office. He’ll also nominate David Chipman, a former federal agent and adviser at the gun control group Giffords, to be director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, according …

What you need to know about ‘ghost guns’ Biden wants to regulate
3 years, 8 months ago

What you need to know about ‘ghost guns’ Biden wants to regulate

Al Jazeera  

Biden aims to close loopholes in the production of untraceable firearms with kits and 3D printing after mass shootings. US President Joe Biden has issued actions aimed at regulating “ghost guns” – weapons that can be produced without serial numbers and other identifiers making their tracking difficult – seen as a growing threat by US law enforcement and watchdog groups. …

Biden To Announce Actions On Firearms, Tap Gun Safety Advocate To Lead ATF
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden To Announce Actions On Firearms, Tap Gun Safety Advocate To Lead ATF

NPR  

Biden To Announce Actions On Firearms, Tap Gun Safety Advocate To Lead ATF Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images President Biden on Thursday will announce initial steps his administration plans to take on firearm safety, along with the nomination of a prominent gun safety advocate to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, …

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 …

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