Following the Gun Enforcing Federal Laws Against Firearms Traffickers

Many criminals obtain their guns from the illegal market supplied by a variety of sources: unlicensed sellers who buy guns with the purpose of reselling them; fences; corrupt Fed. firearms licensees; & straw purchasers who buy guns for other unlicensed sellers, criminal users, & juveniles. The ATF investigates this criminal trafficking in firearms, arrests the perpetrators, & refers them to U.S. Attorneys for prosecution. ATF documented & analyzed the criminal investigations involving firearms traffickers that it initiated from July 1996 through Dec. 1998, from commencement of the investigation to sentencing by a court. Charts & tables.Buckles, Bradley A. is the author of 'Following the Gun Enforcing Federal Laws Against Firearms Traffickers' with ISBN 9780756706357 and ISBN 0756706351.