Gun Trafficking Resources
Gun trafficking occurs when individuals purchase or obtain firearms in the United States and illegally trade or transfer those firearms, often across borders or jurisdictions. Gun trafficking is often associated with organized crime, violence, and the circumvention of legal controls designed to prevent the illicit proliferation of firearms.
ATF Reports
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment: Firearms in Commerce – Volume One
National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA): Crime Guns – Volume Two
GAO study on trafficking to Mexico
UN report
Global Study on Firearms Trafficking 2020