Article
Clueless: The Misuse of BATF Firearms Tracing Data
Michigan State University Detroit College of Law Review
(1999)
Abstract
Sometimes the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms traces the registered sales history of a gun which was used in a crime, or which has been seized by the police. Traced guns are not representative of the broader universe of crime guns. Accordingly, drawing public policy conclusions based on tracing data is unwise.
Keywords
- firearms tracing,
- BATF,
- BATFE
Disciplines
- Antitrust and Trade Regulation,
- Civil Rights and Discrimination,
- Constitutional Law,
- Criminal Law,
- History of Religion,
- History of Religions of Western Origin,
- International Law,
- Law,
- Legal,
- Legal History,
- Political History,
- Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion and
- United States History
Publication Date
1999
Citation Information
David B Kopel. "Clueless: The Misuse of BATF Firearms Tracing Data" Michigan State University Detroit College of Law Review Vol. 1999 (1999) p. 171 - 180 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david_kopel/31/