Justice Blogs

This op-ed originally appeared in USA Today on April 11, 2022. Law enforcement officers across the country increasingly find there is no way to trace certain guns they recover from crime scenes. Because these guns are not marked with serial numbers, there is no way to track their origins or their owners. And because they are sold without a background check, anyone can buy them. They truly are "ghost guns." These unmarked guns are easy to buy, particularly in the form of a build-your-own kit...