How we uncovered former police guns that were used in crimes

Learn more about a nearly 2-year investigation by CBS News that found former police guns have turned up at crime scenes across the country.

Shot by a Civilian Wielding a Police Gun - The Trace

Many police departments resell or trade in their used duty weapons — a practice that has sent thousands of guns into the hands of criminals.

Thousands of weapons once used by law enforcement are involved ...

Law enforcement agencies all over the U.S. legally sell or trade their used weapons to gun stores – which often use the history of the guns ...

Thousands of used guns sold by police departments end up at crime ...

One way law enforcement works to "protect and serve” is by getting guns out of the hands of criminals, but CBS News discovered thousands of ...

Who is Manufacturing the Guns Used in Crimes?

These two weapons were produced by Glock and Taurus—two of the country's leading crime gun manufacturers ...

52,529 guns once owned by police departments have ... - CBS News

Police agencies routinely resell or trade in their used duty weapons, a practice that has contributed to more than 52000 police guns turning up at crime ...

How police guns can end up being used in crimes - OPB

Law enforcement agencies, including the Oregon State Police and the Portland Police Bureau, have sold or traded-in their firearms to gun stores or ...

How Police Guns End Up in the Hands of Criminals - The Trace

In a new episode of “Reveal,” The Trace's Alain Stephens reports on how law enforcement agencies routinely resell their used guns to buy new ...

Guns Used in Crime - Bureau of Justice Statistics

Derringer. A small single- or multiple-shot handgun other than a revolver or semiautomatic pistol. Rifle. A weapon intended to be fired from the shoulder that ...

DC police dealt thousands of guns; ATF demands answers after ...

For at least seven months in 2020 and 2021, the D.C. area's largest police department was the only legal gun dealer in the nation's capital.

Tens of thousands of former police guns linked to crimes over 16 years

More than 140 law enforcement agencies across the country sell or trade their used weapons to gun stores.

Even When a Cop Is Killed With an Illegally Purchased ... - ProPublica

A 2003 law pushed by the gun industry limits the information shared by federal agents and shields gun shops from public scrutiny.

Gun shops that sell the most guns used in crime revealed in new list

The federal government has stepped up its scrutiny of gun stores that sell guns used in crimes, with the number of stores singled out more than doubling in the ...

THE TRUTH ABOUT GUN DEALERS IN AMERICA

This is determined by analyzing the number of guns recovered in crimes that are then traced back to a dealer. When police recover crime guns, they ask the ...

Fact Sheet - National Tracing Center - ATF

The National Tracing Center (NTC) traces firearms associated with crimes and provides investigative leads for local, state, federal and foreign law enforcement ...

Guns once owned by law enforcement agencies found at crime scenes

The Los Angeles Police Department has sold or traded at least 855 firearms, while the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, ...

How firearms move from legal purchase to criminal use

A new study of California firearm data identifies specific risk factors associated with a legally purchased gun that is later used in a ...

6 major takeaways from the ATF's first report in 20 years on U.S. gun ...

Stolen guns, untraceable weapons and other deadly devices are becoming more prevalent in U.S. gun crimes, new federal data shows.

Study Finds Lost, Stolen Guns More Likely To Be Used In Crimes

Many crime guns the researchers looked at were cheap handguns. That is in line with previous studies that found criminals prefer low-cost ...

Here's how the government tracks guns used in crimes. - USAFacts

How well does the ATF trace crime guns? Gun tracing means tracking a gun's journey from manufacturer to crime scene. When a law enforcement ...