Border Officials Seized a Record Number of Illegal Machine Gun Kits in 2018
The devices turn semiautomatic pistols into illegal machine guns, and their appearance in the U.S. has spiked since 2016, according to government data.
Gun Trafficking
America’s Gun Stores Are Easy Targets for Thieves
Tracking stolen firearms through the black market, from gun store thefts to crime scenes.
ATF Documents Show How Traffickers Exploit Lax Sellers and Weak Laws
Smugglers who run weapons across the southern border are loyal customers.
Two Studies, One Troubling Takeaway: The Guns Best at Killing Are the Same Guns Criminals Covet
A study of Boston Police investigative files found that gunshot wounds from medium- to large-caliber rounds were significantly more likely to kill victims than wounds from smaller caliber bullets.
Chicago Felons Busted for Gun Trafficking Bought Weapons Via Armslist and Facebook
The case is the latest instance in which mainstream digital platforms have been used to facilitate illegal firearms sales.
Maryland Will Invest in Gun Trafficking Crackdown
“Instead of just trying to catch the one guy on the corner with a gun, we’re going to figure out where it came from,” said Scott Shellenberger, the state’s attorney for Baltimore County.
Jeff Sessions Talks Gangs in El Salvador, But Fails to Address U.S. Guns in Central America
Fixated on Latin American gangs like MS-13, the Trump administration tiptoes around a major source of their weapons.
American Guns Drive the Migrant Crisis That Trump Wants to Fix With a Wall
Tens of thousands of firearms smuggled from the United States help to fuel extreme rates of violence south of the border.