York City leaders unanimously pass ban on 'ghost guns'

York City Council passed a bill Monday evening that aims to curb the presence of unregulated firearms, also known as "ghost guns" in the city.

City leaders unanimously passed Bill 14 which would ban the weapons in the city. It’s just another step city leaders say they are taking to make York safer.

"Any individual can have one in their hands, and we cannot track it and we cannot trace it," York City Council President Edquina Washington said.

The legislation creates new restrictions on the possession, use, transfer, or manufacturing of so-called “ghost guns.” They are labeled as homemade weapons that can be made with a 3-D printer or assembled from a kit bought online, without a license or background check.

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