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