Wait, I thought there was no registry?
Yuma police investigating gun crimes will soon be able to track the gun more efficiently thanks to a federal weapons database.
Yuma police expect to be using eTrace, a database established by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, within the next few weeks.
November 2nd, 2005 at 11:24 am
“Instant” Firearm Registry^h^h^h Background Check.
November 2nd, 2005 at 11:28 am
Oh, this might be a list of guns reported stolen, but I though we had that already. Maybe we need one from both the FBI and those BATFE guys?
I’m not paying $2.95 for a crappy, likely dumbed down, “free press” report though.
November 2nd, 2005 at 1:44 pm
It’s the same traces that the ATF has always done, just through an internet portal.
https://www.atfonline.gov/etrace/
November 3rd, 2005 at 9:37 am
[…] Yesterday, I said I thought there was no registry since the law says there shouldn’t be one. Jed asks if the ATF is keeping purchasing records and quotes the FBI: The privacy and security of the information in the NICS is of great importance. In October of 1998, the Attorney General published regulations on the privacy and security of NICS information, including the proper and official use of this information. These regulations are available on the NICS web site (www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/nics/index.htm). Data stored in the NICS are documented federal data, and access to that information is restricted to agencies authorized by the FBI. Extensive measures are taken to ensure the security and integrity of the system information and agency use. The NICS is not to be used to establish a federal firearm registry; information about an inquiry resulting in an allowed transfer is destroyed in accordance with NICS regulations. […]
November 4th, 2005 at 1:39 am
Where does the BATFE get
FreedomSight reports
on the BATFE’s eTrace program, which can supposedly track the ownership
history of guns used in crimes. He wonders where they get their
data. Good question. Unfortunately, he probably won’t like
the answer, even …