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Public safety panel fails to advance bill prohibiting possession of ‘ghost guns’

By Tim Walker
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara testifies March 24 before the House public safety committee in support of HF3407. The bill to prohibit the sale and possession of ghost guns is sponsored by Rep. Dave Pinto, right. (Photo by Michele Jokinen)
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara testifies March 24 before the House public safety committee in support of HF3407. The bill to prohibit the sale and possession of ghost guns is sponsored by Rep. Dave Pinto, right. (Photo by Michele Jokinen)

So-called “ghost guns” are firearms lacking serial numbers that can be 3D printed or assembled at home from kits sold online.

HF3407, which would ban the sale and possession of ghost guns, received strong support from Attorney General Keith Ellison at Tuesday’s House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee meeting.

“Criminals know that if you want to commit a crime with a gun, get a ghost gun,” he said, citing their untraceability that can significantly undermine law enforcement investigations.

Plus, when firearms are entirely 3D printed or assembled from kits purchased online, the background check process is bypassed entirely, thereby allowing dangerous individuals to illegally acquire a gun, said Rep. Dave Pinto (DFL-St. Paul), the bill sponsor.
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