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{"EA54E31E-5056-A066-60FE-8965D55D304D":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"EA54E31E-5056-A066-60FE-8965D55D304D","title":"Syracuse Ghost Guns ","summary":"Syracuse, NY ","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"February 10, 2020","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/syracuse-ghost-guns-","city":"Syracuse ","county":"Onondaga","lat":43.0472927,"lng":-76.14676209999999,"description":"<p>On February 10, 2020, standing with a coalition of Onondaga County law enforcement officials, including District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to take immediate action to stop the flow of unmarked, unregistered, and untraceable \"ghost guns\" into Central New York. Following a recent spike in crimes involving ghost guns found in Central New York, <a href=\"https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2020/01/da-syracuse-man-shot-6-year-old-nephew-with-untraceable-ghost-gun.html\">as recently as last month</a> involving a six year old boy, Schumer explained that despite having the authority to do so, ATF does not currently classify unfinished frames and receivers — the core building blocks for ghost guns — as firearms, which allows convicted criminals, domestic abusers, and the severely mentally ill to buy all of the parts needed to easily build an unmarked “ghost gun” without a background check, a clear regulatory loophole.</p>\r\n<p class=\"wordsection1\">Schumer urged DOJ and ATF to take two major steps in order to prevent future tragedies and help curb the scourge of ghost guns in Central New York:</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Schumer called on DOJ and ATF to immediately amend the current policy and define frames and receivers bought to create ghost guns as firearms, which would require sellers to register the parts they sell and require purchasers to undergo a background check. This would help ensure that only law abiding citizens have access to potentially dangerous weapons and that Central New York law enforcement is able to track these weapons and keep our communities safe.                     Currently, under federal law, a “firearm” is defined as:  any weapon which will and/or is designed to be readily converted to expel a projectile; the frame/ receiver of any such weapon; any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or any destructive device.</li>\r\n<li>Immediately provide any and all available data on the rate that federal authorities encounter ghost guns and efforts to collaborate with state and local law enforcement within 30 days. Should this information not be readily available, explain why and describe strategies on how to improve collaboration, monitoring and data collection.</li>\r\n</ol>"}}

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