‘Ghost guns’ can cause serious harm, but controversial bail reform is scarier for NYC

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May 05, 2022

Police say Edison Cruz of the Bronx has been trying hard to go to jail, which is not easy to do in New York City. He kept getting arrested and they kept letting him go and, so really, what’s an up-and-coming convict to do?

Kill somebody, police say. And shoot two innocent bystanders. With a “ghost gun” — a handgun assembled illegally from mail-order parts.

Bail reform is scarier than the NYC's ghost gun problem (nypost.com)