POSITION: The Brady Campaign supports requiring gun owners to report lost and/or stolen guns to the police. Lost and stolen gun reporting helps law enforcement catch criminals.

PROBLEM: We make it too easy for corrupt gun owners to traffic guns by claiming to police that they "lost" a gun when in reality they sold it to a criminal.

THREAT: For law enforcement officers investigating gun crimes, this ready-made excuse stops their crime investigation dead in its tracks.

URGENCY: Corrupt gun owners who funnel guns to criminals have a ready-made excuse when the police come knocking. Can’t account for guns supposed to be in your possession? Just tell the police, "Someone stole it from me.” Law enforcement officers need tools to take this excuse away from corrupt gun owners.

SOLUTION: Congress needs to require that gun owners report lost and/or stolen guns to federal authorities.

• International Association of Chiefs of Police: Report and Recommendations