The Biden administration has dialed up its crackdown on so-called “ghost guns” by issuing guidance that basically expands the definition of what “readily converted” means in a new federal rule and making more do-it-yourself pistol parts subject to restrictions. In an open letter to firearms dealers (pdf) dated Dec. 27, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,…

SAN DIEGO—A young man suspected of trafficking in an array of drugs and large numbers of guns, including assault rifles, was behind bars in San Diego Nov. 11. Harrison Lee Stone, 18, was arrested Nov. 9 as part of SWAT raids at two homes, according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD). At a residence…

At least two national gun rights groups are contemplating lawsuits to challenge the new federal regulation on privately made firearms, or so-called “ghost guns.” The final ruling, published by the ATF on Apr. 11, essentially expands the definition of a firearm to include partially complete and readily convertible firearm receivers (also called frames). Once the…

President Joe Biden announces new “ghost gun” regulations, a growing number of American teenagers are being recruited as human smugglers at the border, and Georgia voters want solutions to record-high inflation ahead of midterm elections.

SAN DIEGO—A Lincoln High School student who brought a ghost gun onto the campus locked himself in an administrative room on March 15 after being confronted by campus police and refused to surrender for more than an hour, prompting a SWAT standoff that ended in his arrest. The gun scare at the secondary school in…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has fired another shot at gun makers with proposed legislation on Feb. 18 that would allow the state and private citizens to sue anyone who manufactures, distributes, transports, imports into the state or sells assault weapons, .50 BMG rifles, ghost guns, or ghost gun kits. Assembly Bill 1594 would allow individuals…

San Diego County supervisors Jan. 25 voted 3–2 to formally adopt an ordinance requiring safe firearm storage and prohibiting the distribution or creation of untraceable “ghost guns” in the county. As they did earlier this month, Board Chairman Nathan Fletcher and Supervisors Terra Lawson-Remer and Nora Vargas supported the measure, while their colleagues Joel Anderson…

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to prohibit the possession, purchase, and sale of “ghost guns” in Los Angeles on Nov. 30. The ordinance was requested by a motion from Councilmen Paul Koretz and Paul Krekorian, which also passed through the council unanimously. “There’s no question that ghost guns are an…

Counties in Southern California have been cracking down on ghost guns, with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) calling ghost guns’ prevalence an “epidemic,” according to an LAPD report released Oct. 15. The report, which was presented to the police commission board on Oct. 19, said that the use of ghost guns in the city…

SAN DIEGO—The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 in favor of developing an ordinance on so-called “ghost guns” countywide, including banning possession or distribution of non-serial-numbered parts used to build them on Oct. 19. Supervisors also directed Helen Robbins-Meyer, the county’s chief administrative officer, to return within 90 days with a draft ordinance…