Every year, thousands of guns once owned by police departments are used in crimes across the U.S. Many start out as the pistol in a cop's holster, but are later sold through an opaque network of gun ...
About nine times a day over two decades, a gun used in a crime has been traced back to its original owner: a law enforcement agency. A joint investigation by CBS News, The Trace, and Reveal from the ...
The ATF traces guns used in crimes, however federal law is getting in the way. Gun sales have to be recorded but there’s no law requiring dealers to digitize them, causing stacks of documents to pile ...
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