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    Baltimore Sues ATF Over Gun Data Denied in Public Information Request

    12.19.2023

      Baltimore, MD (The Baltimore Sun) — Baltimore is suing the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, arguing the agency should release data to the city about the histories of guns used in crimes investigated by city police.

      The lawsuit, filed alongside gun control advocates Everytown Law on Monday, challenges a decision made by the ATF to reject a Freedom of Information Act request filed by the city this fall for information including the top ten sources of guns used in crimes in Baltimore from 2018 to 2022.

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      More information regarding the specifics of this case can be found here.

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      Did you know?

      30 percent of guns recovered by ATF in California have no serial number on them, making it impossible for law enforcement to trace.

      Stephens A. “Ghost Guns Are Everywhere in California”. The Trace. (2019). https://bit.ly/2DKkIlt