manufacturers. it was interesting, because they told us that they have seen a recent rise in these ghost towns ending up in the hands of young people. is that something you ve seen in philadelphia as well? absolutely, again, because these ghost gun manufacturers, these two defendants, are not requiring that people of age are getting ghost guns. in pennsylvania you are required to be 18 years of age. right now anybody, because they are not ensuring that the person submitting this credit card or doing any type of verification, these ghost gun kits are getting into the hands of anybody, including minors who have a credit card and have an address, so, yes, we are definitely seeing a steep rise in that. is there any action you would like to see on the state or federal level on these ghost guns? i would like to see a continuous push for accountability. right now the pennsylvania state legislature has put in place laws that these two ghost gun manufacturers
that number has increased and is putting philadelphia on pace for a record breaking number of ghost gun recoveries over the full calendar year. as you noted, onjuly 3rd there was a mass shooting that also involved two ghost guns. so it is definitely infiltrating our streets and killing a great amount of people in philadelphia. do you know what is behind this recent increase in the number of ghost guns that you are seeing in philadelphia? i would say it is the easy access to these ghost guns. the only thing somebody needs in order to access a ghost gun kit from polymer80 and jsd supply, the two defendants in our lawsuit, is essentially an address and credit card. that is all that is necessary for them to buy and purchase and have these ghost gun kits delivered to them. currently our pennsylvania state laws require certain guardrails for people to get
access to these ghost guns. the only thing somebody needs in order to access a ghost gun kit from polymer80 and jsd supply, the two defendants in our lawsuit, is essentially an address and credit card. that is all that is necessary for them to buy and purchase and have these ghost gun kits delivered to them. currently our pennsylvania state laws require certain guardrails for people to get firearms, and right now these two defendants are violating those laws. you are the city s chief legal officer. why did philadelphia decide to bring this lawsuit? well, these statistics that i mentioned earlier are unimaginable, and as i think your segment prior to me speaking noted, it is actually an underestimate, because these ghost guns are unserialised. there is no real way to fully capture the exact impact
to mourn. 31-year-old joseph wamah loved art. i really loved him. and the fact that you did this to us, like, for your own agenda and own reason is really pissing me off. reporter: today the city of philadelphia filed a lawsuit against some of the largest suppliers of ghost guns and ghost gun kits that describes that type of untraceable weapon that the shooter was carrying. jericka: lilia luciana in philadelphia, thank you. and swimmers on high alert following an uptick in shark attacks. at least five shark bites have been reported in recent days off of new york s long island. cbs meg oliver reports on what is behind the increase. reporter: beachgoers continue to flock to long island for sun and surf despite reports of at least five people bitten by a sharks since monday. reporter: i m not going to