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Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart wants to ban the sale of guns without serial numbers, known as ghost guns or undetectable guns, which are increasingly prevalent and can be built at home out of parts purchased without a background check.
"Gun violence is completely rocking certain communities across the commonwealth," said Del. Marcia "Cia" Price, D-Newport News. Two bills addressing the issue, one in the Senate and the other in the House, are under negotiation in a conference committee.
Also, the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. Foundation has named its next CEO, and two co-directors will guide the new Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.
With the stroke of a pen, the president could clarify language in legislation that would close the gap in VAWA that allows dating partners convicted of domestic abuse to own guns.
The so-called “boyfriend loophole” in the recently reauthorized legislation still presents a clear danger to some domestic violence victims.