New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday took action to crack down on firearms sellers illegally selling and advertising gun parts that are used to create homemade, untraceable firearms known as ghost guns.
An investigation by the Office of the Attorney General found that 28 firearms sellers across the state advertised and/or offered to sell one or more unfinished frames, receivers and/or kits containing both. The OAG’s investigation found that a majority of these gun sellers were located in Western New York and on Long Island.
New York law prohibits the sale, exchange or disposal of unfinished frames and receivers.
In cease-and-desist letters to all 28 dealers, James ordered these businesses to immediately stop advertising and selling the prohibited parts and warned of the legal consequences, including imprisonment, if they do not comply.
June is Gun Violence Awareness Month.