Author: Bradley A. Buckles

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2000-07

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 0788189778

A critical part of the mission of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms (ATF) is to prevent diversion of the millions of firearms sold in the U.S. each year from the legal to the illegal market, & to keep them out of the hands of criminals, unauthorized juveniles & other prohibited persons. This report presents data on the firearms market & describes ATF's regulatory enforcement program to prevent firearms trafficking. Covers developments in regulatory enforcement of the federal firearms laws. Includes: statistical tables relating to firearms commerce; categories of federal firearms licensees, Brady Act States, &; & an overview of federal firearms legislation in the U.S.