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ATF: Gun traces in Canada up 20 percent over the last five years

by Christen Smith

Guns recovered and traced in Canada increased 20 percent over the last five years, according to a federal report published last week.

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Report: Guns recovered in Central America traced to non-U.S. sources

by Christen Smith

Half of the more than 5,700 guns recovered in Central America last year came from foreign countries, according to a federal report published this week.

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Report: 8 out of 10 guns recovered in Haiti untraceable

by Christen Smith

Eight out of 10 guns recovered in Haiti last year can’t be sufficiently traced, according to a federal report published this week.

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Report: More than half of guns recovered in Mexico in 2016 untraceable

by Christen Smith

Just over half of the guns recovered in Mexico in 2016 are untraceable, according to a federal report published this week.

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Chicago buyback gun turns up at scene of police involved shooting years later

by Brian Seay

The Chicago Police Department is trying to figure out how a gun turned in at a buyback event in 2004 ended up at a suburban crime scene years later.

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Chicago gets 20 ATF agents to help new gun task force, Trump takes credit

by Brian Seay

Twenty more federal agents are now in Chicago, working as part of a new task force that will crack down on gun traffickers and repeat gun offenders.

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Gun control groups turn up volume against suppressor deregulation after shooting

by Chris Eger

Though a recent high-profile shooting in Alexandria, Virginia did not involve a suppressor, gun control advocates pose the question "what if it had" to derail pending reform on the items.

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‘The View’ weighs in on 2nd Amendment, self-defense, militias and more (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

With a high-profile shooting involving Republican lawmakers this week, the coffee gossip show went full speed ahead at the conversation on gun rights.

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ATF: Congressional shooter used 9 mm handgun, 7.62 caliber rifle

by Christen Smith

Federal officials said the man who shot a congressman and four others this week at a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia used a 7.62 caliber rifle.

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ATF rolls out first NIBIN van (VIDEO)

by Daniel Terrill

The ATF revealed its first mobile forensics lab last week at their Washington headquarters — a van equipped with technology from the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network.

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Kidnapping leads to gun charge for suburban Boston man

by Brian Seay

A kidnapping investigation in a Boston suburb led federal agents to discover a gun trafficking operation involving a few dozen guns.

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Last year ATF traced over 364K guns used in crimes

by Jennifer Cruz
ATF

Of the top five reporting international countries, Mexico requested the greatest number of traces, with more than 17,000. (Photo: Getty Images)

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