Number of ghost guns found at US crime scenes rose since 2017, study says
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The number of untraceable "ghost guns" found at crime scenes increased by nearly 1,600 percent between 2017 and 2023, according to a new federal study.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) released the study after President Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland asked the agency in 2021 to research how criminals in the U.S. get their guns.
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