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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. it's something that can be produced on a printer. and you can get it for less than $200. >> o'donnell: and we've all heard about the summer slump. but what impact did the pandemic have on america's school children? the startling details with cbs' meg oliver. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this wednesday nigh...

Pegues. >> reporter: cities across america are seeing surges in gun violence, some of it linked to so-called ghost guns. >> we're seeing them used in shooting incidents in new york city. >> reporter: ghost guns, which can be assembled at home, don't 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. >> reporter: law enforcement is counting on the new rule changing that. it mandates that ghost g...