Oklahoma man made hundreds of ghost guns for Mexican cartel
One of the first cases to expose the pipeline of guns from the United States to Mexican cartels involved an Oklahoma man smuggling ghost gun parts across the border through Laredo, Texas.
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One of the first cases to expose the pipeline of guns from the United States to Mexican cartels involved an Oklahoma man smuggling ghost gun parts across the border through Laredo, Texas.
The administrative stay from Justice Samuel Alito will remain in place until August 8.
The Los Angeles Police Department has teamed up with Crime Stoppers to offer tipsters a way to make extra money by turning in people who are assembling ghost guns.
Despite the bans from the state and city officials, ghost guns have only exploded in popularity with police saying they've seen a 400% increase of these untraceable weapons on the streets. However, a new federal regulation has given officials a glimmer of hope in the fight against ghost guns. Ross Palombo sits down with L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón and LAPD Deputy Chief Kris Pitcher.
Unserialized ghost guns will effectively be banned on Aug. 24, and retailers are scrambling to sell them.
CBS News Investigative Reporter Stephen Stock looks at the rush by ghost gun dealers to sell parts before federal rules that essentially ban the homemade firearms take effect.
The illegal firearms operation also uncovered high-capacity magazines, approximately 1,000 rounds of ammunition and narcotics.
Political reporter Tom Wait delves into a new law, proposed by Assemblyman Mike Gibson, who represents South Los Angeles that would ban parts used to assemble "ghost guns," which are unregistered and untraceable. While gun control advocates are for the proposed bill, Wait speaks to proponents of gun rights who say the law is vague and unlikely to hold up in court.
Mia Tretta survived the 2019 school shooting at Saugus High School and traveled to the White House to advocate against ghost guns. Amy Johnson reports.
Firearms from handguns to AR-15s will be accepted in exchange for gift cards ranging from $25 to $200.
So-called ghost guns can't be traced, and people can exchange such weapons for up to $200 in gift cards on Saturday. Amy Johnson reports.
