The Vermont House approved a bill Wednesday that would require firearms that are privately made from individual parts, kits or by 3D printers to have serial numbers in an effort to crack down on so-called ghost guns, which are increasingly being used in crimes.
Supporters of the measure in the Democratic-controlled Legislature say it’s critical for Vermont to keep the weapons out of the hands of people who aren’t allowed to have firearms. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed this week to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of the difficult-to-trace ghost guns.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has a rule in place that prohibits guns and gun components from lacking serial numbers, but the rule’s legality is being challenged and it might be overturned, state Rep. Angela Arsenault told House colleagues last week.
Election 2024: Puerto Rico Republicans award Trump all 23 delegates
Comicomment: How the American Dream turned into a nightmare?
In pics: cultural and tourism services exhibition at CIFTIS
Kansas' governor vetoed tax cuts again over their costs. Some fellow Democrats backed it
County in China's Shaanxi transforms ecological resources to green economy
China publishes Atlas of Wildlife in SW China
China's central bank to cut RRR by 0.5 percentage points
Missouri House backs legal shield for weedkiller maker facing thousands of cancer
Visually impaired girl plays Beijing 2022 theme song Snowflake
Groups urge Alabama to reverse course, join summer meal program for low
Wintering migrant birds arrive at Dongting Lake wetland in C China