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A Washington Post op-ed thinks we should be outraged over ghost guns, but there's a reason why many people aren't.

He killed an 86-year-old man and wounded three others. >> a firearm was recovered inside the scooter. the 9-millimeter pistol had an extended magazine. >> reporter: in los angeles a similar crime. police say a gunman used a rifle to shoot at people from his car, in three neighborhoods, critically wounding a pedestrian. the gunman was later arrested. >> multiple shots fired. >> reporter: the later incidents appear to be a trend in urban shootings. last week a masked man open fire at random in philadelphia, shooting and killing five people with an untraceable gun. and tonight here in new york, p...

Run by the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives, ballistic evidence is evaluated and matched to crime scenes, a central part of cracking down on the illegal use of and trafficking of firearms. well, they don't have serial numbers on them. but a growing phenomenon, so—called ghost guns that are unregistered and untraceable has added a new layer of complexity. in my hand is a ghost gun and it looks, feels, shoots like a regular traceable weapon. the problem is these are now flooding the streets and on crime scenes, it is increasingly ghost guns that are recovered. the number of ...

Of ghost guns confiscated in philadelphia. one of those makers was also sued by the us city of baltimore in 2022, accusing the manufacturer of causing a public health crisis. because ghost guns are untraceable, it is hard to quantify exactly how many are on the street. however the philadelphia police department confirmed that 575 ghost guns were confiscated in criminial investigations in 2022 alone. meanwhile in 2023, the city of philadelphia reported 87% of ghost guns recovered in criminal investigations were made by one of the largest manufacturers that's listed as a defendent in the suit. t...

Identified by the frame itself. 0nline, anyone can buy parts without a background check. tutorials explain how to assemble the pieces into a fully functioning firearm in less than one hour. it was a 17—year—old who had this gun. yes. manuel yambo had never heard of a ghost gun until his daughter was killed by one according to prosecutors. angellyh was one block from her school in the bronx in new york when she and two other teens got caught in the crossfire of a gunfight. angellyh wasn't the target, it was somebody else. he didn't even hit none of them. you would think that things like tha...