Assembling a ghost gun does not require any background checks or waiting periods, and the parts can be bought online ... powerful assault rifles like the AR-15 and AK-47. These weapons are often ...

Trump, gun industry groups want to roll back regulations on firearm kit sales ... advocacy group. Ghost gun violence has devastated families in nearly every state: a 15-year-old killed at a ...

Ghost guns, however, are made of parts that the owner can assemble ... A mass shooting carried out with an AR-15-style ghost gun left five people dead in Philadelphia in 2023.

Officials credit a series of federal, state and local restrictions imposed on gun kits in ... group. Ghost gun violence has devastated families in nearly every state: a 15-year-old killed at ...

This led to numerous companies selling built-it-yourself firearm kits containing ... his own AR-15 style rifles at home, according to police. In 2023 a man carrying two ghost guns killed five ...

Until about two years ago, ghost gun kits available online didn’t require background checks or age verification. The Biden administration added age requirements and background checks in 2022.