Government,
Constitutional Law
May 26, 2021
Proposed ghost guns rule would leave room for state regulation
On May 7, the Justice Department released a proposed rule that adds teeth to President Joe Biden’s promise to crack down on “ghost guns” — homemade firearms that lack serial numbers.
Scott A. Edelman
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On May 7, the Justice Department released a proposed rule that adds teeth to President Joe Biden's promise to crack down on "ghost guns" -- homemade firearms that lack serial numbers. Ghost guns are hard to trace, and are often traded outside of the federal government's system of regulations surrounding the manufacture, sale, and transfer of firearms. The proposed rule is a welcome and necessary step toward reducing the harms that flow from the proliferation of "ghost...
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