Ghost Guns

The city of Philadelphia has filed a lawsuit against two major ghost gun manufacturing companies that are responsible for illegally distributing ghost gun kits without a background check.

The city of Philadelphia says they are filing a lawsuit against two major ghost gun manufacturing companies that are responsible for illegally distributing them to those who shouldn’t have them. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk has the latest on what city officials say is a necessary step to stop gun violence.

Rules that put kits used to build “ghost guns” in the same legal category as traditional firearms went into effect after judges declined requests to halt them.

The suit alleges that Nevada-based Polymer80 intentionally undermines firearms laws by designing, manufacturing, and providing kits and parts without serial numbers to buyers who do not undergo background checks.

Pennsylvania is going to implement new regulations for “ghost gun” sales. NBC10 reporter Lauren Mayk has the details.

The Biden administration is unveiling a completed rule aimed at reining in the proliferation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers

A man was arrested for allegedly manufacturing “ghost guns” with a 3D printer in Philadelphia. The announcement of the arrest came the same day President Joe Biden announced a federal ruling cracking down on ghost guns.

A man was arrested for allegedly manufacturing “ghost guns” with a 3D printer in Philadelphia. The announcement of the arrest came the same day President Joe Biden announced a nationwide crackdown on ghost guns. NBC10’s Brian Sheehan has the details.

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced on Monday new rules and regulations regarding the sale of “ghost guns.”

The Biden administration will come out with its long-awaited ghost gun rule — aimed at reining in privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up at crime scenes — as soon as Monday, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

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 through gridlock in Washington to address gun deaths and mass shootings.

California may try an innovative new way to deter illegal weapons, spurred most recently by a mass shooting near the state Capitol.

The Nevada-based company accounted for nearly 90 percent of handmade guns recovered in Los Angeles last year, records show. Amid civil lawsuits, Polymer80 says it follows the law