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Rep. Tokuda introduces bill to support law enforcement’s battle against ‘zombie guns’
This legislation would help police departments tackle their backlogs of surrendered weapons and curb the proliferation of “zombie guns” – weapons that should have been destroyed but are instead broken down, resold online as untraceable components, and frequently used to build ghost guns or sold as repair kids without background checks.
Ghost guns tough to regulate in Hawaiʻi, police and legislators agree after one used in fatal shooting of Maui officer
Maui police officer Suzanne O was killed in the line of duty by a suspect using a ghost gun, a weapon that is easy to acquire or make from parts acquired on the internet.
Rep. Tokuda introduces bill to empower law enforcement efforts to crack down on ghost guns
US Rep. Jill Tokuda introduced new federal legislation on Tuesday aimed at curbing the rise of untraceable firearms—commonly known as “ghost guns”—by tracking interstate shipments of gun kits and identifying individuals illegally acquiring firearm components.
AG Shikada joins group in support of federal rule to help stop the flow of ghost guns
Attorney General Holly T. Shikada joined a group of 20 Attorneys General in filing a friend of the court brief supporting the federal government’s efforts to regulate “ghost guns”: unserialized, untraceable weapons that are often made at home and purchased without background checks.
