reported approximately 20,000 suspected ghost guns to the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms and explosives. that s ten fold from 2016. ten fold in five years. these guns are weapons of choice for many criminals. we are going to do everything we can to deprive them of that choice and when we find them put them in jail for a long, long time. law enforcements are sounding the alarms and the communities are paying the price, and the united states department of justice is making it illegal for a business to manufacture one of these kits without a serial number. illegal! illegal for a licensed gun dealer to sell them without a background check. starting today weapons like the one used at sawdust high school