The Treasury Department's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) recently placed this October, 1998 report online. The report examines the illegal youth firearms market in 27 different communities, based on the results of crime gun traces conducted by the ATF. Part I of the report summarizes the general findings and describes gun tracing efforts and new initiatives by local law enforcement agencies. Part II of the report contains uniform statistical reports for each of the 27 jurisdictions covered, including number and type of guns recovered, crime types associated with recovered firearms, and source states for traced crime guns. Users may download the entire report, the table of contents, highlights, or individual city reports in .pdf format. Additional resources at the site include information briefs on firearms, youth crime, and the core areas of the ATF's mission.
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