Biden Vows Federal Prosecution for Ghost Guns With New Rules

  • Regulations require gun kit background checks, serial numbers
  • New ATF chief pick comes after initial choice lacked support
Ghost Gun Kits Need Serial Numbers, Says Biden
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President Joe Biden announced the finalization of new federal rules restricting so-called “ghost guns” which allow purchasers to assemble potentially untraceable weapons from kits.

“The gun lobby tried to tie up the regulators and paperwork for a long, long time,” Biden said Monday afternoon at a Rose Garden event announcing the rule.