Illinois lawmakers look to regulate ‘ghost guns’

Chicago Police recovered 72 “ghost guns” in 2019. That number rose to 458 in 2021.

By Isabelle Earl
Biden Guns
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 11, 2022, as Mia Tretta , President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris listen before Biden announces a final version of the administration's ghost gun rule, which comes with the White House and the Justice Department under growing pressure to crack down on gun deaths. Carolyn Kaster / AP Photo
Biden Guns
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 11, 2022, as Mia Tretta , President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris listen before Biden announces a final version of the administration's ghost gun rule, which comes with the White House and the Justice Department under growing pressure to crack down on gun deaths. Carolyn Kaster / AP Photo

Illinois lawmakers look to regulate ‘ghost guns’

Chicago Police recovered 72 “ghost guns” in 2019. That number rose to 458 in 2021.

By Isabelle Earl
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A new Illinois bill would effectively ban hard-to-trace “ghost guns” by requiring all firearms to have a serial number. The legislation is now on its way to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk

Reset hears more from one of the bill’s sponsors.

GUEST: Jacqueline Collins, Illinois State Senator (D-Chicago)