Glock ghost guns up for grabs on the dark web

Glock semi-automatic pistols made up over half, 57 per cent, of all the handguns sold. Australians have access to a wide variety of untraceable 'ghost guns' online along with a significant market of 3D printed weapon blueprints and kits, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU). Glock semi-automatic pistols made up over half, 57 per cent, of all the handguns sold.  "There are lots of Glocks available. They are the standard law enforcement side arm, you see them in action movies," lead author Professor Roderic Broadhurst, from the ANU Cybercrime Observatory, said. "They are trendy, slick and popular with gangsters and law enforcement. "We think they are so popular on the dark web because they can be stripped down to their parts and sent through the post in pieces." The researchers say dark web gun vendors take pride in their concealment methods and ability to "ghost" guns. "The prices of these Glocks are roughly the same price as the offline equivalent but they are not registered or their serial numbers have been wiped off," Professor Broadhurst said.