ended during the trump administration, she s really appealing to re engage on this issue. it s an issue one of the few issues on which the us and china really can agree. in the us, litigation against the sale of so called ghost guns has been put into motion following a fourth ofjuly weekend mass shooting in philadelphia. the suspect allegedly used two ghost guns to fatally shoot five people. philadelphia s deputy commissioner of investigations confirmed the weapons used in the rampage were privately made meaning there is no way to trace where they came from. now, the city says it has filed a lawsuit against polymer80, inc. and jsd supply, two of the largest suppliers of ghost guns confiscated in philadelphia. polymer80 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 (ani)that 57
police department confirmed. that 575 ghost guns were confiscated in criminial investigations in 2022 alone. meanwhile in 2023 the city of philadelphia reported 87 percent of ghost guns recovered in criminal investigations were manufactured by polymer80. the bbc s nada tawfik got an inside look on what exactly qualifies a fierarm as a ghost gun and why they re so difficult to crack down on. targeting gun violence just got harderfor targeting gun violence just got harder for law enforcement. at this centre run by the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and an explosive ballistic evidence is evaluated and matched to crime scenes. a central part of cracking down on the illegal use and trafficking of firearms. they don t have serial numbers on them. a growing phenomenon, so book called those guns out of registers in untraceable has added a new layer of complexity. in my hand is a ghost gone. it looks, feels, shoots like a