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The problem of untraceable firearms being acquired and used by violent criminals
and terrorists is international in scope. On May 28, 2019, citing intelligence reports by
the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(“FBI”), and the National Counterterrorism Center (“NCTC”), the House Committee on
Trafficking “Ghost Guns” and Drugs, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Feb. 14, 2020),
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/man-sentenced-15-years-trafficking-ghost-guns-and-drugs
; Tampa
Man Sentenced To Over Five Years For Manufacturing Counterfeit Credit Cards, Fake IDs, And Illegal
Firearms, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (June 26, 2020),
https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/tampa-man-
sentenced-over-five-years-manufacturing-counterfeit-credit-cards-fake-ids-and; Alleged Dealer of Ghost
Guns and Machinegun Conversion Devices Arraigned, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (July 15, 2020),
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/alleged-dealer-ghost-guns-and-machinegun-conversion-devices-
arraigned; Connecticut Man Charged with Firearm Trafficking, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Aug. 12,
2020), https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/connecticut-man-charged-firearm-trafficking; Operation ‘Black
Phoenix’ Leads to Federal Charges Against 25 Who Allegedly Engaged in Illegal Narcotics and Firearms
Sales, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Sept. 15, 2020),
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/operation-
black-phoenix-leads-federal-charges-against-25-who-allegedly-engaged-illegal; D.C. Felon Pleads Guilty
in Federal Court in Maryland to Illegal Possession of a “Ghost Gun” Firearm and Ammunition, DOJ
Office of Public Affairs (Sept. 22, 2020),
https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/dc-felon-pleads-guilty-
federal-court-maryland-illegal-possession-ghost-gun-firearm-and; Ghost Gun and Machine Gun
Conversion Device Dealer Pleads Guilty, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Sept. 29, 2020),
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/ghost-gun-and-machine-gun-conversion-device-dealer-pleads-guilty;
Felon sentenced to more than five years in prison for arsenal of ‘ghost guns’ and smuggled silencers, DOJ
Office of Public Affairs (Oct. 9, 2020),
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/felon-sentenced-more-five-
years-prison-arsenal-ghost-guns-and-smuggled-silencers; Montgomery County Man Admits to Unlawfully
Selling “Ghost Guns”, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Nov. 5, 2020), https://www.justice.gov/usao-
ndny/pr/montgomery-county-man-admits-unlawfully-selling-ghost-guns; Drug Dealer Who Sold “Ghost
Guns,” Silencers, and a Machinegun Sentenced to Thirty Years in Federal Prison, DOJ Office of Public
Affairs (Nov. 6, 2020),
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/drug-dealer-who-sold-ghost-guns-silencers-
and-machinegun-sentenced-thirty-years-federal; Baltimore Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison
for Five Bank Robberies, Five Armed Robberies of Liquor Stores, and Related Firearms Charges, DOJ
Office of Public Affairs (Nov. 12, 2020),
https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/baltimore-man-sentenced-21-
years-federal-prison-five-bank-robberies-five-armed-robberies; Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 12 1/2
Years for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Weapons, Including ‘Ghost Guns,’ Near Schools, DOJ Office
of Public Affairs (Dec. 30, 2020),
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/philadelphia-man-sentenced-12-
12-years-trafficking-methamphetamine-and-weapons; Vineland Boys Gang Member Pleads Guilty to
Racketeering Offenses, Including Attempted Murder and Narcotics Trafficking, DOJ Office of Public
Affairs (Jan. 22, 2021),
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/vineland-boys-gang-member-pleads-guilty-
racketeering-offenses-including-attempted; Burbank Man Arrested on Federal Complaint Alleging He Sold
‘Ghost Guns’ Out of His Hookah Lounge, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Jan. 29, 2021),
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/burbank-man-arrested-federal-complaint-alleging-he-sold-ghost-
guns-out-his-hookah; Saratoga County Man Admits to Unlawfully Selling “Ghost Guns” and
Methamphetamine Distribution, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Feb. 3, 2021), https://www.justice.gov/usao-
ndny/pr/saratoga-county-man-admits-unlawfully-selling-ghost-guns-and-methamphetamine; Orange
County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Brokering Illegal Sales of ‘Ghost Guns,’ Other
Firearms, DOJ Office of Public Affairs (Feb. 8, 2021),
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/orange-
county-man-sentenced-10-years-federal-prison-brokering-illegal-sales-ghost-guns.