Oakland, S.F. see spike in untraceable ghost guns: 'Anybody can get these'
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A service technician with the Oakland Police Department displays a seized AR-15-style rifle from a sample of “ghost guns.”Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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An Oakland Police Department service technician displays unregistered and untraceable firearms, known as “ghost guns.”Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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An AR-15-style assault rifle seized by the Oakland Police Department is an example of an untraceable ghost gun.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
It was probably a wrong turn that led Brandi Barnes to the corner of Courtland and San Carlos avenues in East Oakland in the dead of night on Dec. 14, 2019. But the mistake would prove fatal.