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