The recent murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO has raised a lot of debates about health insurance in the United States. But now after the shooter was discovered to have allegedly used a ghost gun, or a homemade weapon that was never purchased from a store, the debate about these untraceable weapons is at the forefront once again as well. Veuer’s Tony Spit has the details.
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00:00The recent murder of the United Healthcare CEO has raised a lot of debates about health insurance
00:04in the United States. But now after the shooter was discovered to have allegedly used a ghost gun
00:09or a homemade weapon that was never purchased from a store, the debate about these untraceable
00:14weapons is at the forefront once again as well. Only 15 U.S. states even have attempted to put
00:19laws in the books regarding ghost guns, and it isn't because they aren't a problem. According
00:23to Everytown Research, from 2016 to 2020, the number of these weapons that were recovered
00:28by authorities skyrocketed by 398%, with law enforcement recovering some 24,000 of them all
00:35over the U.S. during that time. The states that are attempting to curb ghost guns have often
00:40required serial numbers for component parts and required background checks for those same pieces.
00:45However, oftentimes many of the weapons parts are 3D printed, adding another weak link in the chain
00:50of law enforcement. 3D printed parts can be made from schematics found on the internet, and while
00:54some states have attempted to outlaw this, it's difficult to regulate. Some states have outlawed
00:59plastic parts entirely, but the same issues arise. The one silver lining is that these weapons are
01:04oftentimes far more unreliable, as was seen in the surveillance video of the United Healthcare CEO's
01:09murder as the shooter's gun jammed during the killing.