The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (which I still maintain would be a much better name for a convenience store) released a report on guns and crime that is being described as “the most expansive such report in over two decades.” The ATF compiled plenty of data covering crime records from 2017 through 2021, as well as information on the legal sale of guns and firearm accessories. It’s actually two reports and I will warn you in advance that they are long. The overview of recovered “crime guns” (pdf file) is more than fifty pages and it’s followed by a state-by-state breakdown that takes up hundreds of pages in total. I’m not even close to having finished reading all of it, but there are some important highlights to cover here.Read More
New ATF gun report downplays gun thefts
