Prevent Gun Trafficking
Featured Resources
The Supply Side of Violence: How Gun Dealers Fuel Firearm Trafficking
Examining the scale of firearm trafficking in the U.S., how gun dealers fuel it, and a roadmap for state action to help protect communities.
Five Things to Know About Crime Guns, Gun Trafficking, and Background Checks
The current patchwork of state laws makes it easy for individuals to traffic firearms from states with weaker gun laws.
Who is Manufacturing the Guns Used in Crimes?
The same manufacturers who are engaging in risky business practices to profit the most from gun sales are also behind the most gun crimes.
Printing Violence: Urgent Policy Actions Are Needed to Combat 3D-Printed Guns
Policymakers, technology firms, and civil society must act urgently to address the dangers of 3D-printed firearms (3DPFs).
Inside the Gun Shop: Firearms Dealers and Their Impact
This report spells out the basic facts about licensed dealers and the relationship between these dealers and gun crimes.
The Smoking Gun
An online resource committed to exposing the gun industry’s role in our gun violence epidemic today.
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Page 2Appendix 1: Understanding Crime Gun Tracing to Prevent Gun Violence
How are firearms traced? Crime gun tracing is an important tool for law enforcement to trace the lawful chain of custody of a firearm in…
AppendixAppendix 2: Crime Gun Intelligence Firearm Trafficking Indicators
What is Crime Gun Intelligence? Crime Gun Intelligence (CGI) is primarily trace data associated with crime guns recovered in a particular jurisdiction. When available, CGI…
AppendixAppendix 3: Methodology to Calculate Annual Revenue of Trafficked Crime Guns
While the percentage of crime guns relative to firearm sales is small, the overall number of crime guns is itself staggering.
AppendixWisconsin Firearms Trafficking and Crime Gun Fact Sheet
Wisconsin is facing a crime gun crisis—and the evidence points squarely at the state’s own federally licensed gun dealers.
Fact SheetMichigan Firearms Trafficking and Crime Gun Fact Sheet
Michigan is facing a crime gun crisis—and the evidence points squarely at the state’s own federally licensed gun dealers.
Fact SheetDamming the Iron River
In November 2019, an armored convoy of heavily armed gunmen working for the Cartel del Noreste attacked the town of Villa Union, Mexico, shooting at…
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Robos de armas en vehículos: la fuente más grande de armas robadas
Una investigación de Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund revela que los robos de armas en vehículos son la mayor fuente de armas robadas.
Everytown Research & Policy
Guide to Secure Gun Storage Devices
Secure gun storage can prevent theft and access by children, unauthorized users, and anyone who may pose a danger to themself or others.
Report
Update Background Check Laws
Updating federal and state laws to require background checks on all gun sales is a common-sense way to keep guns out of the wrong hands.
Fact Sheet
City Gun Violence Reduction Insight Portal
CityGRIP is an online clearinghouse of data-informed gun violence reduction strategies.
Data Tracker
State Firearm Preemption Laws
State firearm preemption laws are a relatively recent phenomenon inconsistent with centuries of American history in which cities and rural areas had different gun laws.
Fact SheetBusiness As Usual
Americans suffer from an extraordinary rate of gun violence, 20 times higher than nations with comparable levels of economic development.1…
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