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federal government to get untraceable ghost guns off the streets. cbs jeff pegues shows us why these guns are so dangerous. >> reporter: this is a ghost gun. its something that can be produced on a printer. and you can get it for less than $200. >> odonnell: and weve all heard about the summer slump. but what impact did the pandemic have on americas school children? the startling details with cbs meg oliver. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah odonnell, reporting from the nati...

Pegues. >> reporter: cities across america are seeing surges in gun violence, some of it linked to so-called ghost guns. >> were seeing them used in shooting incidents in new york city. >> reporter: ghost guns, which can be assembled at home, dont have serial numbers, making them untraceable. thomas chittum was a top official at the a.t.f. >> most firearms that are recovered in crimes are still commercially made. but these privately made firearms are a growing and significant source of crime gun...

School students, worshippers, or first graders. nearly 40,000 people in the united states died by guns in 2017. thats a record high according to the cdc. and think about this. that sandy hook massacre was back in december of 2012. seven years later the families are still fighting for skbrus it is. they just learned they can proceed with a lawsuit against gun makers. proceed. thats their victory seven years later. the new jersey attorney gener general has announced the first of ghost gun purcha...