'Ghost guns' showing up in school shootings, experts fear trend will get worse

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Since November, at least four school shootings had an alarming connection to law enforcement and activists alike; the suspected shooters used a 'ghost gun.'

Using research and statistics, experts examine America's history with guns, the real-life impacts of gun violence and what can be done going forward to mitigate the problem.Since November, at least four school shootings had an alarming connection to law enforcement and activists alike; the suspected shooters used a"ghost gun."

In this April 15, 2021, file photo, a police service technician with the Oakland Police Department Property and Evidence Unit points to a semi-automatic pistol assembled with a 80% lower frame from a sample of seized ghost guns, or unregistered and untraceable firearms, at the department's headquarters in Oakland, Calif.

Gwathmey said the data might be undercounted as not all law enforcement agencies have submitted their PMF and"ghost gun" numbers to the federal government. In this Feb. 25, 2022, file photo, students are released from school to go and join their parents in a nearby field after a student was killed in a shooting near West Mesa High School, in Albuquerque, N.M.On Nov. 29, a 15-year-old student allegedly shot and wounded a 16-year-old classmate with a"ghost gun" at Cesar Chavez High School in Phoenix, according to the Phoenix Police Department. The investigation is ongoing, a police spokeswoman told ABC News.

The most recent incident took place on March 4, when an 18-year-old suspect used a"ghost gun" to wound two teachers and a student at, according to prosecutors. Jaylon Desean Elmore has been charged with attempted capital murder, according to Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe.

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