Blumenthal announces legislation aimed at regulating ghost guns

By Donato Davis The Connecticut Mirror

On the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court voted to allow new regulations on ghost guns to go into effect, Connecticut’s Democratic Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy unveiled new federal legislation that would ban the weapons.

On Aug. 8, Blumenthal gathered in Hartford with city officials and community leaders to introduce the Ghost Gun and Untraceable Firearms Act, just days after three people were shot and killed in the city.

Ghost guns are unregistered, untraceable weapons produced by unlicensed manufacturers that can be purchased online or in-person and assembled anywhere with no background checks. These guns can be produced by kits or through 3D printed parts that have no serial number or identifying mark to indicate its manufacturer.