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“Ghost Guns”: Gun Kits Purchased Online Fuel Epidemic Of Violence

By Bradley M. Wells
November 15, 2021
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Steven R. Ely was shot by a phantom weapon in San Diego.

Mr Ely was among the victims of a flash of carnage that began, investigators say, when a man named Travis Sarreshteh, 32, approached a hotel parking lot, Judge Boldin , and, without warning, shot him with a Polymer80 pistol. Mr. Boldin, 28, a former college baseball player, died almost instantly.

Next, Mr. Sarreshteh, who pleaded not guilty after being charged with murder, brushed against a group of New Jersey friends. He rolled over and fired, slightly injuring two of the men, police said. A third man, Vincent Gazzani, was injured in his arm, lung, spleen and stomach. Mr. Ely was probably hit by this volley.

“I was sure I was going to die – I couldn’t catch my breath,” said Mr. Gazzani, who was rescued by a former IDF medic who applied a field bandage from a towel, assuring him that he “was going to do it” as he waited for paramedics to arrive.

What you need to know about “ghost weapons”


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Deadly and untraceable. Earlier this year, President Biden announced an initial package of measures to tackle gun violence, including a significant crackdown on “ghost weapons.” Here’s what you need to know about guns:

How difficult are they to assemble? Sales pitches often promise little work for the buyer. Kits usually come with instructions on how to complete the gun or a link to YouTube tutorials. Usually, the only tool needed is a drill.

Why are they a problem now? Kits for assembling firearms have been sold since the 1990s, but phantom weapons have become increasingly accessible to those who are legally prohibited from purchasing or owning firearms.

What is their prevalence? There is no way to know how many Ghost Weapons are in circulation. But their prevalence appears to be increasing, especially in states with strict gun laws, like California and New York.

Police still don’t know how Mr. Sarreshteh obtained the weapon, a recurring theme in almost every phantom gun investigation. But obtaining a phantom weapon, they say, allowed him to dodge a background check that allegedly revealed a significant criminal history, including an illegal weapons charge in 2017.

The shooting barely had a nationwide ripple effect. But it galvanized officials in San Diego.

“How can someone who has been prohibited from legally buying a gun get a 9mm gun and shoot five people in the middle of the street?” Said Marni von Wilpert, a San Diego city councilor who passed a law banning guns without a serial number, as part of a wave of local legislation aimed at tackling the crisis.

Community leaders in some of the violence-plagued urban neighborhoods of the state have sounded the alarm bells over the past two years as teens collect homemade weapons for protection or as emblems of tenacity.

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