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Chicago
Internal memo called for federal officers to flood the city's highest-crime neighborhoods.
Data
DOJ Inspector General says the agency's oversight of the sources it pays to build cases needs "significant improvement."
Background Checks
More people with outstanding arrest warrants will be able to legally buy guns under new rule.
Q & A
Andrew Boss leads a 17-person task force based in the Bronx.
Law Enforcement
Former officials say the memo could be a pitch for the agency's top job.
Concealed Carry
Police are recovering greater numbers of high-caliber firearms from crime scenes — a trend experts say could be driving up lethality rates.
Police data shows thefts of firearms from vehicles are rising in many large cities. One gun swiped from a truck in Atlanta was used in three crimes, including a murder.
Gun Policy
The agency gets more than 1,000 requests for gun traces each day. But most local libraries have more advanced record-keeping systems.
More than 130,000 sellers weren’t visited at all.
Tracking a firearm's chain of custody is standard operating procedure for law enforcement — but the agency responsible for handling requests frequently can't answer essential questions.