National Tracing Center
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The National Tracing Center is the primary U.S. facility responsible for tracing firearms used in crimes to support law enforcement investigations nationwide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Tracing Center canonical | 2 |
| ATF National Tracing Center | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal law enforcement facility
ⓘ
firearms tracing center ⓘ |
| city |
Martinsburg, West Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Martinsburg
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataSource |
federally licensed firearms dealers
ⓘ
firearms importers ⓘ firearms manufacturers ⓘ firearms wholesalers ⓘ |
| employer |
ATF special agents
ⓘ
firearms tracing specialists ⓘ industry operations investigators ⓘ |
| goal |
assist in identifying firearms trafficking patterns
ⓘ
identify the first retail purchaser of a firearm recovered in a crime ⓘ support criminal investigations and prosecutions ⓘ |
| handles |
crime gun trace requests
ⓘ
firearms theft trace requests ⓘ firearms trafficking investigations support ⓘ |
| hasDivision | Crime Gun Intelligence Center (tracing component) ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
nationwide ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
ⓘ
Gun Control Act of 1968 ⓘ |
| legalConstraint | prohibited from maintaining a searchable centralized registry of firearms ⓘ |
| location | Martinsburg, West Virginia ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
maintains large volumes of out-of-business firearms dealer records
ⓘ
only U.S. facility dedicated solely to firearms tracing ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ |
| parentAgency | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| partOf | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
support law enforcement investigations
ⓘ
trace firearms used in crimes ⓘ |
| process |
electronic processing of trace requests
ⓘ
manual searching of paper and microfilm records ⓘ |
| serves |
federal law enforcement agencies
ⓘ
international law enforcement partners ⓘ local law enforcement agencies ⓘ state law enforcement agencies ⓘ |
| specialization |
firearms records research
ⓘ
firearms tracing ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| supports |
firearms trafficking investigations
ⓘ
homicide investigations ⓘ organized crime investigations ⓘ terrorism-related firearms investigations ⓘ |
| supportsProgram |
ATF crime gun intelligence efforts
ⓘ
eTrace ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
firearms transaction record analysis
ⓘ
serial number tracing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.