Category: ghost gun ban

54 Ghost Guns Seized as Part of California’s Gun Protection Program

April 5, 2023
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California law enforcement confiscated 54 “ghost guns” last year from people who can’t legally own firearms, a 38 percent jump in the number of the hard-to-trace weapons seized since 2021 under a state program, officials said Monday. The ghost guns—privately made firearms without a serial number—were part of nearly 1,500 guns taken statewide last year…

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San Diego County Supervisors Formally Approve ‘Ghost Gun’ Ordinance

January 25, 2022
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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…

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Los Angeles City Council Bans Ghost Guns

November 30, 2021
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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…

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San Diego County Moves Toward Banning ‘Ghost Guns’

October 14, 2021
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SAN DIEGO—County officials announced proposals Oct. 14 to ban so-called “ghost guns” among other initiatives aimed at stemming gun violence locally. The proposed policies to be voted on next week by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors would call for an ordinance banning the possession or distribution of unserialized parts used to create ghost…

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