Title: Without A Trace: How the Gun Lobby & the Government Suppress the Truth Abt Guns & Crime

Publication Date: April 2006

What does it say?

This report comprehensively maps out the importance of crime gun trace data to understanding the flows of crime guns.  Crime gun trace data answers the question the gun lobby does not want to be asked: Where do illegal guns come from?  Trace data shows that the illegal market itself is largely the product of the continuous and massive diversion of guns from licensed dealers.  The report also documents the NRA's largely successful campaign to shut down access to crime gun trace data because it exposes the complicity of the gun industry in arming criminals.

How can I use it?

Use this report to advocate to repeal the Tiahrt Amendment that restricts access to crime gun trace data and to advocate for stronger enforcement powers for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.

Citation

Haile, Elizabeth S., Without A Trace: How the Gun Lobby and the Government Suppress the Truth About Guns and Crime, Washington, DC: Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, APril 2006.