Quigley Introduces Bill to Combat Flow of Illegal Guns

TRACE Act improves the ATF’s ability to identify the source of illicit guns and pursue gun traffickers, Quigley said.

U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-5, Chicago) introduced the Trafficking Reduction and Criminal Enforcement Act Friday, which cracks down on the illegal gun market by improving gun tracking data.  The bill also repeals the Tiahrt Amendments, which hamper law enforcement’s pursuit of criminals who buy and sell illegal guns.   “The TRACE Act is the type of commonsense gun control reform we need to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of dangerous people,” Quigley said in a prepared statement.  “Our law enforcement officials face a sea of illegal weapons flooding our streets, but the TRACE Act will close the loopholes that allow criminals to obtain illicit guns and choke off the supply to traffickers.”   For nearly a decade, Quigley said, the …

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