Gov. JB Pritzker signs law making ghost guns illegal

Illinois grew to become the primary state within the Midwest to ban ghost weapons, as lawmakers are underneath strain to curb violent crime.

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Pritzker signed laws limiting the sale and possession of ghost weapons Wednesday morning on the Ark of St. Sabina’s gymnasium on the South Aspect.

Ghost weapons are firearms which are created from kits that may be ordered on-line or 3D printers and assembled in minutes. They do not have serial numbers and are untraceable.

“If you should buy a gun on-line and put it collectively in half-hour, that is an issue,” stated Pam Bodley, founding father of anti-violence group Function Over Ache.

In December, police stated a person armed with a ghost gun shot and killed a 71-year-old man in Chinatown, executing him in broad daylight.

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The sufferer’s household has stated it is unclear why anybody would have a gun like that until it is for the improper goal.

“The one individuals who want untraceable weapons are individuals making an attempt to evade the regulation,” stated Rep. Kam Buckner, who sponsored the invoice.

Chicago police stated they’re seeing an enormous enhance in ghost weapons, recovering 139 in 2020 and 458 in 2021.

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President Joe Biden can also be waging a nationwide struggle on “do-it-yourself” weapons.

Final month, he together with the Justice Division, introduced a rule to maintain companies from promoting them with out a serial quantity.

Those that already personal ghost weapons could make them authorized by bringing them to a gun store, the place a serial quantity might be placed on them, in line with the brand new regulation.

The brand new regulation will go into impact this summer time.

Gun rights activists have stated the legal guidelines will make little to no distinction with regards to combating gun violence, since most weapons used to commit crimes will not be bought legally.

They’re contemplating submitting a lawsuit, difficult the constitutionality of the regulation underneath the second modification.