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    Are downloadable guns considered to be ghost guns?

    5.13.2020

      Yes. 3-D guns, sometimes known as downloadable guns, are one type of ghost gun. These firearms are created with computer code instructions programmed into a 3-D printer. 3D-printed guns do not have serial numbers, and the code and 3-D printer can be acquired without a background check. These 3-D printed firearms are unserialized and therefore, untraceable.

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      Every day, more than 120 people in the United States are killed with guns, twice as many are shot and wounded and countless others are impacted by acts of gun violence.

      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using four years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2021.

      Last updated: 2.13.2023