In gun trafficking’s new frontier, man charged with manufacturing ghost guns in Chicago apartment

CHICAGO — On a Sunday morning in March, Devon Dow allegedly texted a potential customer a photo of some firearms he was selling, along with one word: “YO.” The guns hadn’t been purchased from a retailer or sold at a gun show, according to federal prosecutors. They were so-called ghost guns, Glock-style, 9 mm semi-automatic firearms that Dow had assembled himself from weapons-grade polymer parts purchased on the internet. Hours later, law enforcement was watching as Dow allegedly met the buyer, who was actually an undercover agent, outside the apartment Dow shared with his grandmother in the 13...