The semiautomatic rifle used by a convicted felon in a gun battle with police off on Monday was a “ghost gun” that cannot be traced by authorities.
would not have been allowed to possess a firearm under California law because of his criminal record.“About a third of all firearms seized in Southern California now are unserialized, and that is expected to grow,” said Ginger Colbrun, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles region ATF office.
The Beaumont resident also had been convicted of disturbing the peace, vandalism, battery, stalking, unlawful possession of a firearm, assault with a deadly weapon and corporal injury on a spouse in the past, officials said. Moye returned fire, and even though he had been shot, he was able to radio for help. Three other CHP officers soon arrived, followed by three deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and at least one officer from the Riverside Police Department, authorities said.
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