Oklahoma man made hundreds of ghost guns for Mexican cartel
One of the first cases to expose the pipeline of guns from the United States to Mexican cartels involved an Oklahoma man smuggling ghost gun parts across the border through Laredo, Texas.
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One of the first cases to expose the pipeline of guns from the United States to Mexican cartels involved an Oklahoma man smuggling ghost gun parts across the border through Laredo, Texas.
The Biden administration will unveil new rules that will ban the parts used to make ghost guns if those parts don't have serial numbers on Wednesday.
The new regulations take effect Wednesday.
Unserialized ghost guns will effectively be banned on Aug. 24, and retailers are scrambling to sell them.
Mayor Bradon Scott announced on Wednesday that Baltimore has filed a lawsuit against one of the largest manufacturers of ghost guns, alleging that it has created a public health crisis.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is set to announce Wednesday a lawsuit against the nation's largest ghost gun manufacturer.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott will announce on Wednesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against Ghost Gun manufacturer Polymer80, Inc.
Authorities on Tuesday announced the indictments of nine Maryland residents as part of a multi-agency effort to dismantle a significant drug trafficking organization operating on the Eastern Shore.
Maryland lawmakers enter the last day of their legislative session on Monday with most high-profile measures already passed into law, including tax relief, a paid family leave program and an extensive measure aimed at slowing climate change.
Baltimore reported 352 ghost guns seized last year, while Washington, DC, reported more than 400 in 2021, up from 25 in 2018.
Ghost guns are unregistered guns that are easily ordered on the internet, easily assembled at home and impossible to trace.
In less than three weeks, the Maryland General Assembly will wrap up its legislative session and lawmakers are furiously trying to pass whatever bills are still a priority.
Lawmakers testified in front of a Judicial Proceedings Committee about a bill that would ban ghost guns in Maryland on Wednesday.
A devasted mother who lost her son to gun violence pleaded with lawmakers in Annapolis to make a change. She said someone shot her son with a ghost gun.
Ghost guns are firearms made with parts purchased online that allow people to skirt background checks.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Police Commissioner Michael Harrison joined Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh and officials from across the state on Thursday to push for a ban on homemade firearms known as "ghost" guns.
Attorney General Frosh announced his priority legislation for the 2022 General Assembly session on Monday.
Frosh is now joining attorneys general from around the country in calling on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to finalize regulations that would classify ghost guns as firearms.
Every year, Baltimore earns the dubious distinction as one of the most violent cities in America. Each year, more than 300 people lose their lives in crimes in our city -- and increasingly those crime involve ghost guns.
A bill to ban untraceable "ghost guns" is being considered by state lawmakers.
