Repeal Restrictions on Gun Trace Data
Repeal Restrictions on Gun Trace Data
What does this solve?
First enacted by Congress in 2003 as a rider to an appropriations bill, the Tiahrt Rider has restricted public access to data about gun crime and firearm trafficking.
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Repeal Restrictions on Gun Trace Data
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