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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Officials sue to halt sales of ghost guns to New Yorkers

Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

New York City and state officials announced lawsuits Wednesday against 10 sellers of gun parts that the officials said can be assembled into untraceable ghost guns and sold without background checks.

State Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the weapons sold by online ghost gun retailers have been found at a growing share of New York's crime scenes.

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