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Illinois becomes first Midwest state to ban 'ghost guns'
Link to tweet
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/illinois-becomes-first-midwest-state-ban-ghost-guns-rcna29565
Illinois has become the first state in the Midwest to pass legislation banning untraceable "ghost guns" amid a surge of gun violence in the United States.
On Wednesday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 4383, banning the so-called ghost guns across the state.
The term refers to firearms that can be assembled at home from parts purchasable online without background checks, according to gun violence prevention organization Everytown for Gun Safety. They do not have serial numbers, allowing them to be untraceable.
“We are seeing these unseralized guns being built in basements by those who should never have had access to such dangerous weapons and then used to commit heinous crimes, and it must be stopped to keep Illinoisans safe," Pritzker said in a statement.
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