Washington: Biden The administration will come out with its long-awaited ghost gun rule — which aims to rein in privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly at crime scenes — as soon as three people familiar with the matter came out on Monday. told the Associated Press.
The fulfillment of the rule follows white House And this Justice Department There is increasing pressure in America to crack down on gun deaths and violent crime.
The White House is also weighing the nomenclature Steve DetelbachA former U.S. attorney from Ohio to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF, said the people.
Biden had to withdraw nomination of his first designated gun control advocate David ChipmanAfter months of stalling the nomination due to opposition from Republicans and some Democrats managing committee,
For nearly a year, the rule has been making its way through the federal appropriation process.
Gun Safety Groups and Democrats in Congress Have been pressuring the Justice Department to end the rules for months. It will likely face heavy resistance from gun groups and litigation in the coming weeks.
People said that the exact time of the announcement has not been fixed. They could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
The White House declined to comment.
On Sunday, the Senate’s top Democrat, Sen. Chuku Schumerof New York, urged the administration to move swiftly.
“It’s high time for ghost gun exorcism to hit the peak of the spread, and before more people are hurt — or worse, the ghost,” Schumer said in a statement.
“My message is a simple one: No more waiting on these proposed federal regulations.” Ghost Guns are “too easy to make, too hard to trace and too dangerous to ignore.”
Justice Department figures show that about 24,000 ghost guns were recovered by law enforcement at crime sites and reported to the government from 2016 to 2020. It is difficult to say how many people are roaming the streets, as in many cases police departments do not. Don’t approach the government about guns because they can’t be traced.
This rule is expected to change the current definition of a firearm under federal law to include unfinished parts, such as the frame of a handgun or the receiver of a long gun.
In its proposed rule issued last May, the ATF said it would also require manufacturers and dealers who sell ghost gun parts to be licensed by the federal government and that federally licensed firearms dealers be allowed any non-serialized guns. Requires a serial number to be added. Sell
The rule would also require firearms dealers to conduct background checks before selling ghost gun kits that contain the parts needed to assemble a firearm.
For years, federal officials have been sounding the alarm about a growing black market for homemade, military-style semi-automatic rifles and handguns. As well as turning up more frequently at crime scenes, ghost guns have increasingly surfaced when federal agents purchase guns from gang members and other criminals in undercover operations.
Some states, such as California, have enacted laws in recent years that require serial numbers to be stamped on ghost guns.
The key component in manufacturing an unreliable gun is what is known as a lower receiver, which is usually made of metal or polymer.
An unfinished receiver—sometimes referred to as an “80-cent receiver”—can be purchased legally online with no serial number or other markings, no license required.
Police across the country are reporting spikes in ghost guns being confiscated by officers. For example, the New York Police Department said officers had found 131 unsorted firearms since January.
A gunman who killed his wife and four others in northern California in 2017 was banned from possessing firearms, but built himself up to defy a court order before his getaway. And in 2019, a teenager used a household handgun to fatally shoot two classmates and injure three others at a school in suburban Los Angeles.
The fulfillment of the rule follows white House And this Justice Department There is increasing pressure in America to crack down on gun deaths and violent crime.
The White House is also weighing the nomenclature Steve DetelbachA former U.S. attorney from Ohio to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF, said the people.
Biden had to withdraw nomination of his first designated gun control advocate David ChipmanAfter months of stalling the nomination due to opposition from Republicans and some Democrats managing committee,
For nearly a year, the rule has been making its way through the federal appropriation process.
Gun Safety Groups and Democrats in Congress Have been pressuring the Justice Department to end the rules for months. It will likely face heavy resistance from gun groups and litigation in the coming weeks.
People said that the exact time of the announcement has not been fixed. They could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
The White House declined to comment.
On Sunday, the Senate’s top Democrat, Sen. Chuku Schumerof New York, urged the administration to move swiftly.
“It’s high time for ghost gun exorcism to hit the peak of the spread, and before more people are hurt — or worse, the ghost,” Schumer said in a statement.
“My message is a simple one: No more waiting on these proposed federal regulations.” Ghost Guns are “too easy to make, too hard to trace and too dangerous to ignore.”
Justice Department figures show that about 24,000 ghost guns were recovered by law enforcement at crime sites and reported to the government from 2016 to 2020. It is difficult to say how many people are roaming the streets, as in many cases police departments do not. Don’t approach the government about guns because they can’t be traced.
This rule is expected to change the current definition of a firearm under federal law to include unfinished parts, such as the frame of a handgun or the receiver of a long gun.
In its proposed rule issued last May, the ATF said it would also require manufacturers and dealers who sell ghost gun parts to be licensed by the federal government and that federally licensed firearms dealers be allowed any non-serialized guns. Requires a serial number to be added. Sell
The rule would also require firearms dealers to conduct background checks before selling ghost gun kits that contain the parts needed to assemble a firearm.
For years, federal officials have been sounding the alarm about a growing black market for homemade, military-style semi-automatic rifles and handguns. As well as turning up more frequently at crime scenes, ghost guns have increasingly surfaced when federal agents purchase guns from gang members and other criminals in undercover operations.
Some states, such as California, have enacted laws in recent years that require serial numbers to be stamped on ghost guns.
The key component in manufacturing an unreliable gun is what is known as a lower receiver, which is usually made of metal or polymer.
An unfinished receiver—sometimes referred to as an “80-cent receiver”—can be purchased legally online with no serial number or other markings, no license required.
Police across the country are reporting spikes in ghost guns being confiscated by officers. For example, the New York Police Department said officers had found 131 unsorted firearms since January.
A gunman who killed his wife and four others in northern California in 2017 was banned from possessing firearms, but built himself up to defy a court order before his getaway. And in 2019, a teenager used a household handgun to fatally shoot two classmates and injure three others at a school in suburban Los Angeles.