Tong expected to announce actions against sellers of ghost guns

HARTFORD, Conn. — Attorney General William Tong will announce an enforcement action against out-of-state ghost gun dealers over illegal sales in Connecticut Tuesday morning. 

Tong will provide details about his plans in a press conference at 11:00 a.m.

Brady, the national gun violence prevention group, stated that “Ghost guns” are untraceable, unsolicited firearms that can be purchased online and assembled at home. These weapons are often available as ‘ghost guns kits’, which contain all the necessary parts to make these weapons at home.

A measure in the current session of the legislature would implement “microstamping” to identify guns.

Last year, 367 illegal firearms were seized by Hartford Police Department. This is 150 more than two years ago.

“The prevalence of these guns is on the rise,” Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody said.

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Only 16% of those 367 guns were stolen, 58 were ghost guns, with the other 250 purchased or transferred legally, where Thoy says those guns, “ended up here on the streets of Hartford, in an illegal way.”

A New Britain man was arrested by state police last April and charged with firearms trafficking. Police also discovered a 3D printer, and parts of pistols that were made with it. Many guns that police found were considered ghost guns because they don’t have serial numbers.

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