Federal report finds 68,000 guns were illegally trafficked through unlicensed dealers over 5 years
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New data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shows that 68,000 illegally trafficked firearms in the U.S. over a five-year period came...
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New data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shows that 68,000 illegally trafficked firearms in the U.S. over a five-year period came...
More than 68,000 illegally trafficked firearms in the U.S. came through unlicensed dealers who aren't required to perform background checks over a five-year period, according to new data released Thursday by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives.
Over 68,000 illegal guns came through dealers who don't have to perform background checks over a five-year period, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives said.
Unlicensed dealers illegally trafficked some 68,000 guns from 2017-2021 -- more than half the total of such guns in that span -- and they were used in 368 shootings, federal officials say.
The more than 68,000 illegally trafficked firearms represents 54% of such weapons in the U.S. between 2017 and 2021, Justice Department officials said.
According to new data released by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, 68,000 illegally trafficked guns were sold in a five year period
More than 68,000 illegally trafficked firearms in the U.S. came through unlicensed dealers who aren’t required to perform background checks over a five-year period, according to new ATF data.
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