Unregistered and untraceable, according to the federal government “ghost guns” could be the next greatest threat to U.S. security.
Ghost guns are semi-automatic handguns and rifles assembled from parts. Creating them takes no special knowledge. They can be made with some ordinary shop tools and instruction from any one of several videos available online. The result is a fully operational weapon, as high quality and accurate as guns bought in stores.
“There was no difference in accuracy and they were both able to get rounds down range,” ATF special agent Geoff Rice said while firing an assault-style rifle built by a fellow agent.
Parts used to build a rifle like Rice’s can be bought online and at stores like Guns Unknown in Oceanside without a background check or a photo ID.
“We’re like the best, not a gun shop, in a sense,” Brendon Von, manager of Guns Unknown, said.
by Dave Summers