74%
74 percent of traced guns that crossed state lines came from states without background check laws.
Last updated: 10.10.2022
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A study of crime gun recoveries in 20 US cities found that law enforcement recoveries of 3D-printed guns increased from 32 in 2020 to 325 in 2024—a 916 percent increase.
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-25–29%
In Baltimore, after Maryland passed ghost gun regulations in 2022, recoveries of ghost guns manufactured by Polymer80 dropped by 25 percent in 2023 and again by 29 percent in 2024.
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-43%
A study of crime gun recoveries in 43 US cities found that following litigation and regulatory and legislative fixes, recoveries of ghost guns manufactured by Polymer80 declined by 43 percent in 2024, compared to their peak in 2022.
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>92k
More than 92,700 suspected privately made firearms (i.e., ghost guns) were recovered by law enforcement agencies between 2017 and 2023—a more than 1,500 percent increase from 2017 to 2023.
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