Coalition Research The Movement of Illegal Guns In America December 2008 -- Mayors Against Illegal Guns released a landmark report that reveals previously unreported trends in the movement of illegal guns across state lines. This report, TheMovement of Illegal Guns In America: The Link between Gun Laws and Interstate Trafficking, analyzes state-by-state 2006 and 2007 trace data released by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and finds that states that supply interstate crime guns at the highest rates have comparatively weak gun laws. Read the full report (in PDF) Visit the coalition's Trace Data Center
Inside Straw Purchasing April 2008 -- Mayors Against Illegal Guns released a
report about illegal gun trafficking and illegal straw purchases
Read the report (PDF)
Additional Research Related to Illegal Guns The following are links to recent articles that describe emerging thinking
and trends about illegal guns.