https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/03/29/san-jose-police-chief-unveils-ghost-gun-buyback-program/ > SAN JOSE – San Jose police Chief Anthony Mata on Tuesday announced a new program that will offer cash rewards for information that leads to the seizure of ghost guns. > Mata unveiled the initiative during a news conference to discuss a non-fatal police shooting at a downtown taqueria early Sunday. A ghost gun, or a firearm that does not have a serial number and cannot be traced, was recovered at the scene, Mata said.