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Justin Sink and Jenny Leonard

Biden to tap new ATF nominee and finalize ghost gun rules

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced the finalization of new federal rules restricting so-called “ghost guns” that allow purchasers to assemble potentially untraceable weapons from kits.

“The gun lobby tried to tie up the regulators and paperwork for a long, long time,” Biden said Monday afternoon at a Rose Garden event announcing the rule.

The president called the new policy “just basic common sense,” adding, “It’s gonna make a difference, I promise you.”

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