LAPD hosts ‘ghost gun’ buy-back event

by: Travis Schlepp, with extra reporting by Phil Ige

Posted: Mar 26, 2022 / 05:13 PM PDT

Up to date: Mar 26, 2022 / 05:21 PM PDT

The Los Angeles Police Division held a gun buy-back occasion throughout the larger L.A. space Saturday morning.

The Police Division is rising involved concerning the rise in “ghost weapons” on the road. Ghost weapons could be assembled by unlicensed patrons from kits and are just about untraceable as a result of they lack serial numbers, based on police.

The ghost gun buy-back occasion was held at 5 areas Saturday morning — three in south L.A., one in Wilmington and the opposite in Van Vuys.

In alternate for delivering a ghost gun or any undesirable firearm, law enforcement officials handed out reward playing cards value between $100-200.

In November, the L.A. Metropolis Council handed an ordinance to ban the possession, buy, sale receipt and transportation of ghost weapons.

“Beginning on April 1, if you’re in possession of a ghost gun, it’s a misdemeanor crime, and also you’re some jail time and a monetary penalty for that,” mentioned LAPD Captain Rodolfo Lopez. “