‘I’m happy to support this’: San Jose council approves ban on untraceable ghost guns

SAN JOSE OFFICIALS have signed off on a ban on homemade firearms, marking the city’s latest effort to tighten local gun control.

On May 10, council members unanimously approved an ordinance prohibiting residents from possessing, manufacturing, selling, assembling, receiving or distributing unserialized firearms and their parts. These homemade weapons are also known as ghost guns because they’re difficult to trace and can be easily assembled through kits or 3D printers. In February, local law enforcement busted a ghost gun factory operating out of a house in San Jose’s Willow Glen neighborhood.