Oakland councilmembers call proposed ghost-gun ban critical tool to curb crime

Three Oakland city councilmembers have introduced an ordinance to ban ghost guns.

The measure bans possessing, selling, purchasing, receiving or manufacturing an unfinished firearm frame or receiver — the parts that are used to make privately manufactured firearms commonly referred to as “ghost guns.” As these guns lack serial numbers, authorities say they are virtually untraceable when used in a crime.