Just days after a man wielding two alleged ghost guns shot seven people, five fatally, Philadelphia leaders sued two companies that make untraceable weapons.
Nitpick: they’re usually polymer, not metal. And the AR ones do take skill, but the Glock clones less so. Though an unskilled person might take a few tries to make a working one that won’t also blow up in their hand.
In any case, I don’t see anything in this article about motivation. Usually it’s due to socioeconomic inequality or lack of mental health care, but there’s nothing in the article about anyone calling for improvements there.
“The manufacturers attempted to avoid liability by claiming it is selling parts, not guns. But the gun kits they sell can be assembled in minutes by virtually anyone,” said Mayor Jim Kenny during a news conference on Wednesday.
The city has seen a 300% increase in the number of ghost guns used in crimes over the last four years. In 2019, 95 were used. In 2020, that number increased to 250. In 2021, it doubled to 571. In 2022, the number of ghost guns used in a crime surged to 575. So far in 2023, 292 have been used in crimes including the mass shooting on Monday in Kingsessing.
Serial #'s can still be tracked back to the person that bought it, at least its a lead. Ghost guns don’t even offer that.
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Nitpick: they’re usually polymer, not metal. And the AR ones do take skill, but the Glock clones less so. Though an unskilled person might take a few tries to make a working one that won’t also blow up in their hand.
In any case, I don’t see anything in this article about motivation. Usually it’s due to socioeconomic inequality or lack of mental health care, but there’s nothing in the article about anyone calling for improvements there.
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“The manufacturers attempted to avoid liability by claiming it is selling parts, not guns. But the gun kits they sell can be assembled in minutes by virtually anyone,” said Mayor Jim Kenny during a news conference on Wednesday. The city has seen a 300% increase in the number of ghost guns used in crimes over the last four years. In 2019, 95 were used. In 2020, that number increased to 250. In 2021, it doubled to 571. In 2022, the number of ghost guns used in a crime surged to 575. So far in 2023, 292 have been used in crimes including the mass shooting on Monday in Kingsessing.
Serial #'s can still be tracked back to the person that bought it, at least its a lead. Ghost guns don’t even offer that.
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