The San Jose Police Division retracted a tweet on Sunday after misidentifying two Glock pistols as ghost weapons that have been seized by officers throughout a site visitors cease.
Within the now-deleted tweet, the police division posted pictures of the firearms with the model and serial quantity displayed. Ghost weapons, which will be purchased on-line and are assembled as a equipment, shouldn't have serial numbers and are in consequence untraceable.
The pistols have been discovered together with a bottle of tequila, ammunition, a travel-size scale, marijuana and a pile of money.
In a press release, police spokesperson Sergeant Christian Camarillo took accountability for the tweet, saying that the 2 weapons had serial numbers however weren't registered. In a followup tweet, the division clarified its mistake.
“Within the spirit of transparency, I'll take the blame for that tweet. I didn’t take a look at the picture shut sufficient,” Camarillo stated. “I do know the distinction between an unregistered firearm and a ghost gun, we share the pictures usually.”
In February, Santa Clara County supervisors and the district lawyer backed an ordinance that may prohibit the possession of ghost weapons, a part of wider effort by officers in surrounding cities and the state that are clamping down on the weapons that regulation enforcement say are exhibiting up extra continuously on the road. The county ordinance will probably be mentioned on the March 8 supervisors assembly.