The court says ghost guns, which are virtually untraceable weapons that require assembly, are considered "firearms" and subject to ATF regulation...
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5341404/supreme-court-ghost-guns
Showing posts with label ghost guns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ghost guns. Show all posts
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Brothers charged after homemade explosives, hit list and ghost guns found in their NYC apartment - ABC News
"Today's charges underscore the harsh reality that our communities contain a small number of people who conceivably harbor evil intent. This cache of weapons – including explosives and untraceable, 3D-printed ghost guns – had the potential to wreak horrendous carnage," said NYPD Commissioner Edward A. Caban. "Along with our NYPD investigators, I thank all of our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners for their persistence in identifying, investigating, and holding fully accountable anyone who poses a risk to New Yorkers' safety and well-being."…
Thursday, December 29, 2022
New Biden administration guidance closes ‘ghost guns’ loophole in federal rule | The Hill
"Today's open letter is another important step in implementing the crucial public safety rule regarding privately made firearms, or Ghost Guns," ATF Director Steven Dettelbach said in an ATF news release. "Ghost Guns can kill like other firearms if they are in the wrong hands, so they are treated as firearms under the law." …
Congress passed major gun legislation in 2022 as well. In June, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which expanded background checks for people under 21, addressed the "boyfriend loophole" with a provision barring firearm possession for at least five years for those convicted of misdemeanor violent crimes against romantic partners and included funding for mental health treatment and the administration of red flag laws…
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Tucker Carlson accuses Biden of trying to disarm Trump voters - The Washington Post
…On Monday, President Biden announced a new regulation that the Justice Department hopes will reduce the number of unmarked firearms. It targets kits in which incomplete metal frames and receivers (the part of a weapon that holds the firing mechanism) are sold online, requiring only a few drill holes to become complete weapons. Now, those incomplete devices will be classified as firearms and be regulated.
Or, as Fox News's Tucker Carlson would have you believe: now the Biden administration is going to disarm its political opponents…
Friday, April 8, 2022
‘Never tried before’: California lawmakers use Texas tactics in bid to tackle ‘ghost guns’
"If Texas can use this mechanism to take away a woman's right to choose and endanger lives, California can use the same mechanism to do anything creative to ban deadly weapons of war and save lives," Hertzberg said…
Saturday, December 4, 2021
13-year-old Georgia boy and alleged gun runner charged with murdering his sister - The Washington Post
…Ghost guns, unregulated and nearly untraceable firearms with no serial numbers, are popping up at more crime scenes, and officials say they're becoming a bigger problem…
Friday, April 9, 2021
Biden to tackle gun violence with executive actions on ‘ghost guns’ and pistols | Biden administration | The Guardian
President will also nominate a gun control advocate to direct the ATF, and encourage Democrats in Congress to pass more reforms...
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Men Caught Allegedly Selling Untraceable AR-15 ‘Ghost Guns’ in New Jersey - The Daily Beast
A cocaine bust led authorities to discover a deadly enterprise: assault rifles assembled from online kits made of plastic parts...
https://www.thedailybeast.com/men-caught-allegedly-selling-untraceable-ar-15-ghost-guns-in-new-jersey
https://www.thedailybeast.com/men-caught-allegedly-selling-untraceable-ar-15-ghost-guns-in-new-jersey
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