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    How many guns are trafficked to other states each year?

    6.21.2020

      60k

      The ATF reports that nearly 60,000 guns are trafficked across state lines each year.

      “Data & Statistics: Firearm Trace Data”. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. (2020). https://bit.ly/2nigapL.

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      90%

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      Nearly 90 percent of crime guns recovered in New York City originated in another state.

      Suplina N., Keller L., & McCarron M. “Target on Trafficking”. NY Attorney General. (2016). https://targettrafficking.ag.ny.gov/