BALTIMORE — Police said they confiscated 20 “ghost guns” being assembled at a home in southeast Baltimore, and arrested a 49-year-old man yesterday who’s accused of using a 3D printer to build the untraceable weapons.
It’s part of what BPD Commissioner Michael Harrison is calling an “exponential” rise in “ghost guns” recovered in the city – from nine in 2018 to 477 this year. City leaders even sued major “ghost gun” manufacturer Polymer80, Inc. in June.
In this latest case, Baltimore Police SWAT units descended on the Rose Street house, off of Orleans Street, at about 4:40 p.m. Dec. 29. The investigation was launched by a social media posting.
Photos of the items seized include a Christmas tree that’s apparently decorated with “ghost gun”-related items and other weapons.