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Group's report highlights how guns in the US get from legitimate stores to crime scenes
National

Group's report highlights how guns in the US get from legitimate stores to crime scenes

  • By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press

The group Everytown for Gun Safety used court records to trace more than 250 guns bought at nearly two dozen Academy Sports + Outdoors chain stores that had been trafficked over three years in a handful of federal straw purchasing prosecutions. The guns moved along familiar trafficking routes north to cities and states with some of the strictest firearms laws. Advocates say the cases highlights some of the red flags that licensed firearms dealers can ignore or miss as thousands of guns make their way to the hands of people otherwise prohibited from buying them. Academy Sports has not been accused by federal regulators of wrongdoing, and the guns trafficked north are a tiny slice of its overall sales.

California sues websites that publish blueprints for 3D printer ghost guns
State

California sues websites that publish blueprints for 3D printer ghost guns

  • By CAYLA MIHALOVICH/CalMatters

California has filed a lawsuit against two websites for distributing instructions on making ghost guns. Attorney General Rob Bonta and San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu are targeting the Gatalog Foundation Inc. and CTRLPEW LLC. The lawsuit claims these sites violate state laws by providing computer code and guidelines for 3D printing firearms. Officials say the sites offer designs for over 150 lethal firearms and accessories. The defendants could not be reached for comment. The lawsuit highlights the rising issue of ghost guns, which are untraceable and bypass background checks. California law enforcement has seen a dramatic increase in ghost gun recoveries over the past decade.