The Tiahrt Amendment —
Hindering Law Enforcement: An Overview

PROBLEM: The Tiahrt Amendment severely limits the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to disclose crime gun trace data to the public. It also codifies the Bush Administration policy to destroy certain criminal background check records after only 24 hours.

Finally, it bars the ATF from implementing its proposed regulation requiring gun dealers to conduct annual inventory audits to address the problem of guns "disappearing" from gun shops with no record of sales.

THREAT: Preventing gun crimes should be at the top of our agenda to making our families and communities safer. The Tiahrt Amendment ties the hands of law enforcement to help prevent gun crimes before they happen.

URGENCY: Repealing the Tiahrt Amendment would help keep dangerous guns out of the hands of dangerous people by giving law enforcement the tools they need to help prevent crime.

SOLUTION: Repeal the Tiahrt Amendment as soon as possible.

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