
President Biden on Monday announced Steve Dettelbach as his nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as well as new plans to regulate so-called "ghost guns."
Why it matters: With gun violence ravaging communities across America, the Biden administration is looking for administrative solutions to address the proliferation of illegal firearms.
- "This rule will make it harder for criminals and other prohibited persons to obtain untraceable guns," Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.
- Ghost guns, assembled at home from "buy build shoot" kits, have posed a challenge to law enforcement because these guns don't contain serial numbers, making them difficult to track.
- Some 20,000 suspected ghost guns were recovered in criminal investigations last year, according to government data.
Driving the news: Biden announced the new rules during a Rose Garden event on Monday, along with Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco.