ghost guns

Gov. Maura Healey, who made gun laws a central part of her eight years as attorney general, said Thursday that so-called ghost guns should be banned and that she would support legislation to do that in Massachusetts. Untraceable ghost guns can be built using parts legally sold in kits by firearm manufacturers and dealers, or from parts created by a…

A Rhode Island man found with an arsenal of more than 200 guns at his home along with thousands of rounds of ammunition and a flamethrower has agreed to plead guilty to some federal charges, according to court documents. At a date to be determined, Ronald Andruchuk, 38, will plead guilty to lying to authorities in order to purchase guns…

For much of the last decade the popularity and prevalence of ghost guns have risen across the United States.

Despite boasting some of the country’s strictest gun laws, the number of ghost guns in Massachusetts is growing. Ghost guns are manufactured firearms. Their individual parts are sold in kits to be assembled at home. Once assembled they function like any traditional firearm. What sets ghost guns apart and makes them more dangerous in the eyes of law enforcement...

Rules that put kits used to build “ghost guns” in the same legal category as traditional firearms went into effect after judges declined requests to halt them.