Justice Dept. Proposes Rule to Crack Down on âGhost Gunsâ
The proposal came in response to a directive from President Biden to find a way to help combat gun deaths.
President Biden ordered the Justice Department last month to find a way within 30 days to curb the spread of ghost guns.Credit.Haven Daley/Associated Press
May 7, 2021, 6:28 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON â The Justice Department proposed a rule on Friday that would expand the definition of a firearm and help close a loophole that has allowed people to buy so-called ghost guns, firearms that are easily assembled from kits but are not regulated by federal gun laws.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday took aim at “ghost guns,” proposing to close a loophole that allows people to avoid background checks as they purchase guns without serial numbers.
A proposed rule from the Biden administration expands the definition of a firearm to include weapons that can be assembled at home.
The homemade weapons allow those barred from owning a firearm to skirt background checks, but the assembly kits parts also lack a serial number, making it difficult to trace guns that have been used in crimes.
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The process not only allows those barred from owning a firearm to create their own weapon, but the kits also lack a serial number, making it difficult to trace guns that have been used in crimes.
McCarthy Encourages Cheney Ouster
June 1, 2021, 3:38 p.m. ETJune 1, 2021, 3:38 p.m. ET
An aide to Representative Liz Cheney said the Republican threat to her was over her refusal to “perpetuate lies.” The attorney general asked lawmakers for more money to combat domestic extremism, racial inequality and gender violence.
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Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming at the Capitol last week.Credit.Pool photo by Melina Mara
The first time defenders of Donald J. Trump came for Representative Liz Cheney, for the offense of having voted to impeach him, fellow Republicans closed ranks to save her leadership post, with Representative Kevin McCarthy boasting that their “big tent” party had enough room for both the former president and a stalwart critic.
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Prosecutors Are Said to Have Sought Aggressive Approach to Capitol Riot Inquiry
Their proposal was quashed amid concerns that it would violate First Amendment protections, people briefed on the plan said.
The investigation into the Capitol riot is one of the largest in Justice Department history.Credit.Jason Andrew for The New York Times
April 27, 2021Updated 9:06 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON In the weeks after the deadly Capitol riot on Jan. 6, federal prosecutors in Washington devised a broad plan to root out possible conspirators, according to two people briefed on it: pull together the names of an array of people who may have known the assailants, and investigate them for ties to the attack.