Date uploaded: 2022-04-12 02:07:14

Getting tough on ghost guns. 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. Biden announced federal regulations that will target privately made firearms that can be assembled from do-it-yourself kits purchased online or in a store. The weapons lack serial numbers, which makes it difficult to trace the owner. “These guns are weapons of choice for many criminals," Biden said in a Rose Garden ceremony attended by victims and families of gun violence. "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.” 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. Click the link in our bio for the full story. 📷: @apnews, AFP via @gettyimages