74% 74 percent of traced guns that crossed state lines came from states without background check laws. Everytown for Gun Safety, “Five Things to Know About Crime Guns, Gun Trafficking, and Background Checks,” 2022. Last updated: 10.10.2022 Share
68% Sixty-eight percent of the guns recovered at crime scenes in Mexico and submitted to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for tracing between 2016 and 2021 were traced back to American gun manufacturers or importers. stat
79% Texas, Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Florida were the top five sources of crime guns recovered and traced in Mexico from 2017 to 2021, accounting for 26,001 firearms, or 79 percent of all crime guns recovered there and traced during those years. stat
41% In its latest report examining thousands of gun trafficking investigations, the ATF identified unlicensed dealers as being involved in more cases than any other trafficking channel, representing 41 percent of the investigations (or 3,404 cases). stat
23–45% Florida’s Shoot First law was associated with a 45 percent increase in monthly firearm homicide rates among white residents and a 23 percent increase among Black residents. stat