'Ghost Gun' Loophole Leads US Justice Dept to Propose New Definition of 'Firearm'

America's Justice Department proposed a new rule Friday to update the definition of 'firearm' for the first time since 1968, in an effort to close the so-called 'ghost gun' loophole.
UPI reports:

Attorney General Merrick Garland said the modernized definition would require retailers to perform background checks on customers before selling some ready-made kits that allow people to build their own guns. Such guns are known as 'ghost guns' because they don't have serial numbers and can't be traced. 'Criminals and others barred from owning a gun should not be able to exploit a loophole to evade background checks and to escape detection by law enforcement,' Garland said...

Under the proposed rule, manufacturers must include a serial number on the firearm frame or receiver in a kit. Firearm dealers also must add serial numbers to 3D-printed guns or other un-serialized firearms they take into their inventory.

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